Boris nominates Daily Mail chief for second time after being told to slim down his honours list
It comes after a senior Tory MP said he should ‘absolutely not’ give his father a knighthood.
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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.
Tories react to Johnson’s ‘absurd’ plan to give dad a knighthood
"Arise, sir dad!"
UK’s top civil servant warned Johnson is ‘nationally distrusted’, new leak shows
Simon Case described Boris Johnson as a ‘nationally distrusted figure’ during the Covid pandemic, according to leaked messages.
Reactions as Boris Johnson nominates his father for a knighthood
In 2021, a senior Tory MP and a journalist publicly accused Stanley Johnson of touching them at Conservative party conferences.
Rees-Mogg nears ‘contempt of Parliament’ in tense clash with C4 host
Jacob Rees-Mogg isn't happy. With Boris Johnson staring down the barrel, one of his loyal attack dogs has targeted Partygate investigators.
Boris Johnson may have misled parliament on several occasions
The inquiry has been held up by a "reluctance" from Johnson's government to provide unredacted evidence.
Claims over partygate investigator Sue Gray ‘ludicrous’
Claim by Boris Johnson's backers that Sue Gray's relocation to Sir Keir Starmer's office demonstrates a conspiracy is "ludicrous"
Boris is a ‘piece of work’ who ‘could have got a better deal if he’d been more precise’ – Juncker
The ex-European Commission chief said Sunak's deal should pave the way for the “normalising” of relations between the UK and Brussels.
Watch: Boris asks crowd if ‘Brexit was a good idea’ – only one hand goes up
"I got the feeling that might be the case as we went along, but I’m undaunted", he said after barely anyone raised their hand.