The mystery of Boris Johnson’s honours list: why is Sunak putting up with it?
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6C4HN)
There is no requirement to give the former PM this privilege and the fallout is likely to linger
It is both astonishing and somehow unsurprising that Boris Johnson sought a knighthood for his father before the idea was vetoed.
There is little left Johnson can do to shock the public or political establishment, after his chequered premiership that left him as the first prime minister to be hit with a criminal fine while in office.
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