Depends how the question was posed. He might have been asked if he would resign from the Commons if the Tories lost the election. That would require him to have kept his seat. (View Post)
The average custodial sentence for all crimes has gone up by ~80% in 20 years: https://www.sentencingacademy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sentencing-Trends-in-England-and-Wales-2002-2022.pdf (View Post)