Every outgoing prime minister gets to draw up a list of people they think should be given a peerage or other honours, with Boris Johnson's said to include up to 100 names
Every outgoing prime minister gets to draw up a list of people they ask the monarch to bestow peerages, or lesser honours, on. There is no limit on how many names they can put forward.
Lib Dem chief whip Wendy Chamberlain said the Conservative Party would be"rewarding Boris Johnson's failure, lies and corruption". "If future honours lists are to have any shred of credibility, Sunak must step in and veto this list," she said. "Honours should be reserved for those who've gone above and beyond to contribute to our country. Boris Johnson's attempt to bestow that recognition on his father makes a mockery of the whole thing."But Mr Sunak's spokesman said the PM has no plans to change the honours system."There are no plans to change those that I'm aware of.Boris Johnson's spokesman said:"We don't comment on honours.
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