Rishi Sunak accuses Boris Johnson of trying to bend the rules as he hits back over honours list
· 12.06.2023 · 16:15:01 ··· Montag ⭐ 0 🎬 0
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Rishi Sunak hit back at Boris Johnson today - accusing him of trying to bend the rules to get his mates in the Lords.
The PM defiantly hit out after a weekend of chaos which saw his predecessor quit the Commons.
BoJo announced on Friday he would step down as an MP after several of his picks for peerages were rejected by officials.
During a chat last week the former PM urged Mr Sunak to step in to waive them through.
Mr Sunak told the London Tech Week conference this morning: "Boris Johnson asked me to do something I wasn't prepared to do - overrule Holac - I wasn't prepared to do that, and if people don't like that then tough."
His intervention risks extending the row between the two men, who have been at loggerheads over BoJo's resignation honours list.
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