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Former ministers’ peerages ‘scrapped to avoid by-elections’ THE TIMES SAYS Rishi Sunak will publish Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list as soon as today amid claims that two Conservative MPs have been taken off it to avoid by-elections. The former prime minister’s 50-strong list has been waved through by Sunak after being significantly pruned. Johnson’s father, Stanley, has been removed after No 10 raised objections. With Nadine Dorries, the former culture secretary, and Alok Sharma, the former Cop26 president, expected to stand down to take peerages, Sunak had been facing two by-elections. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/former-ministers-peerages-scrapped-to-avoid-by-elections-9gsh928cr

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Boris Johnson studies MPs’ report into partygate allegations FT NEWS SAYS Boris Johnson is poring over the findings of a probe into whether he lied to MPs about lockdown parties in Downing Street, as some allies fear he could face a sanction that triggers his potential eviction from parliament. The former prime minister is being investigated by the Commons privileges committee over whether he misled parliament with his assurances that events breaching coronavirus regulations did not take place in Number 10 during the pandemic. If the committee finds him in contempt of parliament, he could face suspension from the Commons.…

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