Scottish Secretary Alistair Jack, former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, former Minister Nigel Adams and outgoing COP26 President Alok Sharma are among those expected to be nominated by the former Prime Minister to be elevated to the House of Lords. The Times also reports that Johnson has proposed two of his staunch advisers – Ross Kempsell, the former Conservative Party political director, and Charlotte Owen, a former aide to the former prime minister – to become the youngest life peers in history. A source close to Mr Johnson said: “We never comment on price speculation.” Downing Street hits back at Williamson’s claims – latest policy Labor deputy leader Angela Rayner said the prime minister should “refuse to do Boris Johnson’s bidding” and reject his demands. “This disgraceful plot by the former prime minister to avoid democracy by trying to reward his MPs’ lackeys with promises of lifetime jobs in the House of Lords once again puts the interests of the Tory Party above the interests of the public,” he said in a statement. her. “These covert attempts to game the system by installing a metaphorical tape of relatives and skewing parliament in favor of the Tories for decades to come should never see the light of day. “Rishi Sunak should make it clear in no uncertain terms that he will refuse to do Boris Johnson’s bidding and reject his unpleasant demands.” Earlier today, a Conservative MP criticized Mr Johnson’s nominees for peers. “What a disgraceful list of buffoons, bamboozles and tropical island holiday brokers who among themselves can be proud to have driven trust in politics to record lows during their tenure and offered very little in return to the British people,” they told the Sky News. All the politicians on the list are understood to have agreed to delay heading to the Lords until the end of the current parliament to spare Mr Sunak the challenges of a by-election. It was unclear how the assemblies for MPs would be delayed, but the suggestion was that the King would have to approve the arrangement, in what appears to be an unprecedented move. Sean Bailey, the former London mayoral candidate who faced backlash for attending a lockdown Christmas party, was also said to be on the former prime minister’s list. Prime Minister’s Resignation Honors are honors awarded by an outgoing Prime Minister. A Prime Minister can ask the reigning monarch to confer peerages, knighthoods, gifts or other awards in the British honors system on any number of people. In the case of peers, the Appointments Committee of the House of Lords controls the list. Often, but not always, Downing Street staff, political aides and MPs are paid through the scheme.
