Stanley Johnson has been nominated for a knighthood as part of the former Prime Minister’s resignation honours list.
According to a report in Times newspaper, Boris Johnson’s list of nominations, is considerably longer than that of his predecessors David Cameron and Theresa May and will raise further accusations of cronyism towards the former Prime Minister.
Boris Johnson had already previously faced cronyism accusations after nominating his brother Jo Johnson for a peerage in 2020.
Reacting to the news, Labour’s Wes Streeting told BBC Breakfast: “I can’t wait to see Boris Johnson’s honours list, I think there’s a reason why it’s being held up and I think it speaks to a pattern of Boris Johnson’s behaviour around cronyism.
“I couldn’t care less to be honest whether Stanley Johnson gets a knighthood, what I do find extraordinary is that there are still many Conservative MPs who to this day continue to defend Boris Johnson’s behaviour and that’s why Rishi Sunak finds the Conservative Party such an ungovernable, unleadable rabble. They’re deeply divided and they continue to defend the indefensible and it’s one of many reasons why it’s time for the Conservatives to have a spell in opposition.”
