The Lib Dems are gearing up to give Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak a by-election headache in the months after Boris Johnson finally steps down.
The party is set to launch the selection process for a race to replace Nadine Dorries if she's installed in the Lords by the lame-duck PM.
Ms Dorries, the Culture Secretary and a firm Johnson ally - is tipped for a peerage in the ousted Prime Minister's resignation honours list.