Boris Johnson made to ‘look like a chump’ as ex-aide shuns Tories in Lords
by Ben Quinn Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6EQ7Z)
Dan Rosenfield decides to sit as independent after being nominated by former PM in resignation honours list
Boris Johnson's former chief of staff Dan Rosenfield has decided not to sit on the Conservative benches following his elevation to the Lords in a move that has outraged some Tories, with one saying it made the former prime minister look like a chump".
Rosenfield, a former Treasury official, was one of several ex-aides nominated in June for peerages in Johnson's resignation honours list.
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