Editing Ian Botham (section)

==Peerage==
He was nominated by Boris Johnson for a life peerage in the [[2020 Political Honours]], it being widely reported that the honour was a reward for his support for Brexit.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/18591660.sir-ian-botham-set-made-peer-backing-brexit/ | title=Sir Ian Botham 'set to be made a peer for backing Brexit' | date=18 July 2020 }}</ref> He was created '''''Baron Botham''', of Ravensworth in the County of North Yorkshire'' on 10 September<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3631477 |publisher=The London Gazette |access-date=15 September 2020 |title=Crown Office |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924112502/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3631477 |url-status=live }}</ref> and took the oath and his seat on 5 October 2020. Botham made his maiden speech on 3 November 2020, and since then has made one further spoken contribution on 25 November 2020 regarding funding in sport, but as of November 2024, no further spoken contributions have been made since.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Lester |first=Nick |date=2024-11-13 |title=Ian Botham 'never at Lords' because he's in Australia |url=https://www.queanbeyanage.com.au/story/8818561/ian-botham-never-at-lords-because-hes-in-australia/ |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=The Queanbeyan Age |language=en-AU}}</ref> Whilst Botham made 61 attendances in 2020, this dropped to two attendances in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Walker |first=Peter |last2=correspondent |first2=Peter Walker Political |date=2022-12-19 |title=Evgeny Lebedev’s 1% attendance makes him among least active in House of Lords |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/dec/19/evgeny-lebedev-house-of-lords-attendance-among-least-active |access-date=2024-11-13 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> As of November 2024, the parliamentary record shows his last vote in the House of Lords was in July 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4884/contributions|title=Spoken contributions of Lord Botham - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

On 23 August 2021, [[Boris Johnson]] appointed him the UK's Trade Envoy to [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-new-trade-envoys-to-boost-british-business-around-the-world|title=PM announces new Trade Envoys to boost British business around the world|website=GOV.UK|date=23 August 2021|access-date=23 August 2021}}</ref>