Johnson and Sunak rift deepens over House of Lords appointments

Today the Prime Minister suggested Mr Johnson asked him to 'overrule' a vetting panel

Another former leader causing problems for their successor is Boris Johnson – who has tonight officially quit as an MP.

He’d been given advance notice of a report – that’s expected to be published this week – into whether he deliberately lied to parliament over “partygate.”

There’s also been a bitter row over the former Prime Minister’s failed attempt to give some of his closest friends places in the House of Lords.

It’s led to a deepening rift with the current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

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