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Boris Johnson did not put pressure on over Lebedev peerage, says watchdog chief

No pressure was exerted by the Prime Minister or Downing Street when it came to recommending Lord Lebedev for a peerage, according to a Lords watchdog. Lord Bew, chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission (Holac), told MPs the assessment ...

20 Apr 2022 at 13:55

Starmer claims Sunak ‘weak’ for failing to block Boris Johnson’s honours list

Rishi Sunak has faced claims of being “too weak” to block Boris Johnson’s honours list and allowing those who helped “cover up” lawbreaking to become lawmakers. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pressed his calls for an immediate general election ...

14 Jun 2023 at 14:45

PM must reveal his role in Evgeny Lebedev’s peerage – Yvette Cooper

Boris Johnson has been urged to tell a powerful parliamentary committee everything he knows about Russian-born media mogul Evgeny Lebedev’s elevation to the House of Lords. Labour’s shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has written to the Prime ...

06 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Sunak faces questions over spat with Johnson as two by-elections loom

Rishi Sunak will likely be challenged over Tory infighting in his weekly clash with Sir Keir Starmer, following his public spat with Boris Johnson over his predecessor’s resignation honours list. The Prime Minister will also move closer to ...

14 Jun 2023 at 00:16

Reasons behind two controversial Johnson peerages revealed after 18-month battle

The reasons behind two controversial peerages awarded by Boris Johnson have been published after an 18-month freedom of information battle. Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge and Lord Kempsell, two former special advisers in the Conservative ...

09 Jan 2025 at 18:21

Johnson ‘was updated on resignation honours list by Cabinet Office before June’

Boris Johnson was given updates about his resignation honours list before he met with the Prime Minister in June, it is understood. The former prime minister is involved in a public spat with Rishi Sunak over his House of Lords ...

13 Jun 2023 at 16:31

Political parties now required to justify House of Lords appointments

Political parties will have to justify why they want to appoint someone to the House of Lords from now on, the Government has announced. The move comes after several of former Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson’s ...

05 Dec 2024 at 16:31

Johnson resignation honours ‘brought into question’ Lords appointments process

Boris Johnson’s controversial resignation honours list has “brought into question” the current appointments system for creating new peers, according to a House of Lords report. A cross-party committee of senior peers ...

17 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Government will consider public interest in releasing Lebedev advice

The Government will need to consider whether the release of information surrounding the ennobling of Evgeny Lebedev is in the public interest, Downing Street has said. MPs voted earlier this week to approve a Labour ...

31 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Lord Speaker warns upper chamber needs more independent peers amid honours row

The Lord Speaker has renewed concerns that Parliament’s upper chamber needs more independent and expert peers amid ongoing controversy over the appointments process. Lord McFall told The Guardian an “eagle eye” ...

07 Apr 2023 at 00:15

Proposed new law to tackle cronyism in Lords ‘would enhance public trust’

A proposed new law to reform the House of Lords appointments process would tackle cronyism and “enhance public trust”, Parliament heard. Conservative peer Lord Norton of Louth argued that the reputation of the ...

14 Mar 2025 at 16:21

Nigel Adams says he will do ‘utmost’ to help Sunak win election despite quitting

A Boris Johnson ally who quit the Commons in a reported row over a peerage has insisted that he will do his “utmost” to help Rishi Sunak win the next general election. Conservative Nigel Adams announced on ...

11 Jun 2023 at 18:34

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