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Boris Johnson offers Lords seats for LIFE to young aides, MP pals and his holiday donor

Labour urged Rishi Sunak to block the Prime Minister rewarding cronies and a Tory donor - as he tries to dodge a by-election humiliation by letting four MPs DELAY taking up their seats

Daily Mirror

Failed London mayor candidate Shaun Bailey who broke lockdown rules up for Boris Johnson’s Lords list

Boris Johnson asked MPs he has nominated for peerages to delay taking them up so they do not trigger by-elections

Evening Standard

Alister Jack ‘committed to constituents’ despite report of possible peerage

Mr Jack was appointed Scottish Secretary by Boris Johnson in 2019.

The Independent UK

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What does Boris Johnson want? Anything to improve the ending of his memoirs

He will be hectoring his successors, cultivating his mythology and making millions – but a return to high politics is unlikely, says deputy editor of ConservativeHome, Henry Hill

The Guardian - UK

Alister Jack 'heading to the House of Lords' as Boris Johnson set to dish out peerages

Jack was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland in 2019 and was a dogged supporter of the former prime minister throughout the PartyGate scandal.

Daily Record

Lords due for reform, says minister as Johnson asks new peers to defer take-up

But Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride says it would be ‘very difficult’ to get political consensus on any possible shake-up.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson expected to hand peerages to 4 Tory MPs in resignation list OLD

Outgoing Cop26 president Alok Sharma reported to be among about 20 nominees – alongside very youthful aides

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‘Unacceptable’ if Williamson told civil servant ‘slit your throat’ – minister

But Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said that at the moment, the report is in the “realm of media speculation”.

The Independent UK

Alister Jack and Nadine Dorries to be life peers on Boris Johnson's honours list

ALISTER Jack and Nadine Dorries are both to be given peerages by Boris Johnson.

The National (Scotland)

Gavin Williamson allegedly told official to 'slit your throat' and 'jump out of window'

Sir Gavin Williamson strongly rejected new allegations that he 'deliberately demeaned and intimidated' a civil servant amid calls for Rishi Sunak to sack him - despite the PM voicing his support

Daily Mirror

Cop27: Sunak says it is ‘morally right’ for UK to honour climate pledges

Prime minister tells summit Britain will honour commitments but makes no mention of reparations

The Guardian - UK

Rishi launches lacklustre Sharm offensive as battle of the PMs hits Egypt

Not wanting to be upstaged by Boris Johnson, Sunak went to Cop27 despite having nothing of value to do or say

The Guardian - UK

Who is Gavin Williamson? Government minister accused of bullying who was sacked twice

Cabinet minister without portfilio was knighted by ex-prime minister Boris Johnson earlier this year

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s Cop27 trip: placing the planet on a road to hell

Editorial: Britain had said its aim was to ‘keep 1.5C alive’. The prime minister seems to want it dead

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Evening Standard

What was Boris Johnson’s national flagship project and why was it terminated?

The national flagship yacht was meant to promote the UK abroad

Evening Standard

Watch: National flagship plans terminated by Defence Secretary

A £250 million scheme to create a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia has been scrapped as part of a squeeze on government spending. The national flagship plan was sunk by Rishi Sunak’s administration as Whitehall braced for cuts in the November 17 autumn statement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The…

The Guardian - UK

Sunak sinks new royal yacht plan in favour of ocean surveillance ship

Defence capabilities prioritised over Johnson’s £250m ‘vanity project’ for successor to HMY Britannia

The National (Scotland)

Having two Tory PMs at COP27 is 'enormous credit to UK', Rishi Sunak claims

IT says something “great about the UK” that more than one Tory prime minister is at COP27, Rishi Sunak has claimed ...

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The Independent UK

Sunak defies calls to sack Gavin Williamson despite ‘not acceptable’ messages

The Prime Minister is under fire for bringing the twice-sacked minister back into Government despite a bullying investigation.

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak torpedoes Boris Johnson's £250m plan for a new royal yacht

The idea of replacing the Royal Yacht Britannia has been well and truly sunk as Jeremy Hunt prepares to announce billions of pounds of spending cuts and tax rises at the Autumn Statement

Evening Standard

Sunk: Boris Johnson’s £250million ‘national flagship’ plan scrapped in cost cutting drive

Plan to create Royal Yacht Britannia successor sunk by Rishi Sunak’s administration as Whitehall braces for autumn statement cuts

The Independent UK

National flagship plans sunk by Sunak as public finances face squeeze

Plans for a £250 million successor for the Royal Yacht Britannia were announced by Boris Johnson, but have been scrapped under Rishi Sunak.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak has surrounded himself with yes-men. What he really needs is a Willie

As Margaret Thatcher knew, a PM’s success depends on wise advice – and Sunak should look to his backbenches to find it, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Evening Standard

Watch: Boris Johnson promises support for Sunak but warns against backsliding on net zero

Boris Johnson warned Tories against going soft on climate change targets as he suggested that rising temperatures in Westminster may have contributed to his ousting. The former prime minister dismissed the “nonsense” of calls to resume fracking and return to fossil fuels in response to the soaring energy prices triggered…

The Guardian - UK

Leaks, grades and texts: Gavin Williamson’s political blunders

Gaffes have dogged the minister across various departments, from controversy over A-levels to being sacked over Huawei

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