Tory plan to hand ex-mayor Andy Street plum seat at next election as ... trends now
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Senior Conservatives are drawing up a secret plan to parachute Andy Street into the House of Commons by giving him a plum safe seat.
Party figures and Tory grandees held talks last week about making the former West Midlands mayor the Conservative candidate for Solihull.
Some see Mr Street, an ally of Boris Johnson, as a key part of shaping the future of the Conservative party beyond an expected election defeat.
Mr Street lost the West Midlands
