- Boris Johnson has slashed the number of people nominated for his resignation honours list from almost 100 to as few as 50 after advice from officials.
- He has for a second time put forward former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre for a peerage, despite his rejection last year by the House of Lords appointments commission.
- Outgoing prime ministers have a right to nominate people for peerages, knighthoods, damehoods and other awards in a resignation honours list.
- David Ross, the founder of Carphone Warehouse who is a prominent Tory donor, is set to receive a peerage.
- Sir Keir Starmer, Labour leader, said the idea of Johnson giving a gong to his father would be 'absolutely outrageous'.
Boris Johnson told to cut the number of people on his honours list
Ex-prime minister has for a second time put forward former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre for a peerage
Jim Pickard
