Tory bosses have insisted they did not rig a ballot for Coronation tickets as an MP suggested the names were picked from a hat by “Lord Lucan whilst riding Shergar”.
Party whips say they allocated the limited places for Conservative MPs in Westminster Abbey for the ceremony at random.
But fresh questions have been raised about the process as it emerged a Tory who had been considering legal action over his sacking as a government minister has been given a ticket.
