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Meanwhile, the former conservative cabinet minister, sirjacob rees mogg, has warned the party s leadership not to try to block any future attempt by mrjohnson to return to parliament. he says any attempt to do so could plunge the conservatives into civil war. meanwhile, in the past hour, the house of lords appointments commission said it had not supported eight peerage nominees submitted in borisjohnson s resignation honours. it said it would not comment on individuals. more now from our political correspondent leila nathoo. has he run out of road? borisjohnson angrily resigned from parliament on friday, saying he was being forced out by the parliamentary committee investigating him over covid rule breaking in downing street. today, the government gave its verdict on his departure, with this cabinet minister saying mrjohnson had not been the target of a witch hunt and that the country wants to move on. boris has himself decided to step down, and that is his own decision. so, he s not ....
The names to the commission which oversees appointments. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas reports. at the very top of the conservative party, a former prime minister and the current one, now with a deep rift between them. parliament s inquiry into downing street parties triggered boris johnson s departure. he quit on friday before facing its consequences. but the fact some of his closest allies were not on the resignation honours list released by downing street has angered him, too. today a senior minister was asked if number 10 had removed the names of some mrjohnson wanted to get peerages. as far as i m aware that s not true. and what of mrjohnson s claim he was forced out by a witchhunt? he made that decision to step down. he would have been welcome to stay. as i say, a man of many qualities. a, i think a calmer period is what the country wants and what it s getting ....
Facing its consequences. but the fact some of his closest allies were not on the resignation honours list released by downing street has angered him, too. today a senior minister was asked if number 10 had removed the names of some mrjohnson wanted to get peerages. as far as i m aware that s not true. and what of mrjohnson s claim he was forced out by a witchhunt? he made that decision to step down. he would have been welcome to stay. as i say, a man of many qualities. a, i think a calmer period is what the country wants and what it s getting with rishi sunak in downing street as well. i m going now, so there s no point hanging around all day. calm was not nadine dorries s reaction to learning she wasn t getting an honour. she, too, quit as an mp on friday. part of what has piqued borisjohnson appears to be his belief that he won the tories biggest majority here in years but has now been hard done by by some in his party. of course, scandals in his time led ....
Resigned as an mp on friday. grant shapps also denied accusations that the current prime minister made changes to borisjohnson s resignation honours list. some allies ofjohnson have claimed that number 10 interfered, but the energy secretary, says rishi sunak simply passed the names to the commission which oversees appointments. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas reports. at the very top of the conservative party, a former prime minister and the current one, now with a deep rift between them. parliament s inquiry into downing street parties triggered boris johnson s departure. he quit on friday before facing its consequences. but the fact some of his closest allies were not on the resignation honours list released by downing street has angered him, too. today a senior minister was asked if number 10 had removed the names of some mrjohnson wanted to get peerages. as far as i m aware that s not true. and what of mrjohnson s claim ....
To him could still be a thorn in his side. the the house of lords said it would not comment on individuals regarding a peerage nominees submitted in former prime minister s resignation honours. a spokesman said that the house of lords appointments commission, the way considered the nominations made by borisjohnson, all nominations made by boris johnson were received in processed, eight nominees were not supported by the commission, the commission is advisory to the prime minister and is not involved in the appointment processes after providing advice, the commission does not comment on individuals. we are getting that ....