Johnson honours list could be reviewed following partygate leaks
The Forfeiture Committee could consider cases if nominees are deemed to have brought the honours system “into disrepute”.
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
The Forfeiture Committee could consider cases if nominees are deemed to have brought the honours system “into disrepute”.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said Rishi Sunak should ‘show us where he stands’ on his predecessor’s conduct.
"How hard can this be? Conservative MP’s either oppose lying in Parliament or support it", Peter Stefanovic said.
"Normally we go though the honours list looking for people who are dodgy. This year we went through looking for anyone who wasn't."
New video footage of a party at Tory HQ shows government staff dancing, drinking, and joking about lockdown rules.
The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments wrote to the former prime minister on Friday demanding an explanation.
The Daily Mail's erudite new columnist has been privately urging his supporters not to oppose the vote on Monday.
Acoba is writing to the former PM today asking why it has not received an application to take on the role.
A senior Conservative MP has said Sunak will not be “rising to the importance of the occasion” if he bottles it on Monday
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