Rishi Sunak would block Boris Johnson comeback as Tory MP, sources say

PM has clashed publicly with predecessor over failed attempts to elevate several close allies to Lords

Rishi Sunak would block Boris Johnson from standing again as a Conservative MP before the next election, sources have told the Guardian, as the two men engaged in an extraordinary war of words.

The prime minister clashed publicly with Johnson over his failed attempts to elevate several close allies to the House of Lords, accusing him of having lobbied to overturn due process to appoint the three Tory MPs. Johnson dismissed his claims as rubbish".