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Knighthood for Stanley Johnson would bring system into ‘disrepute’, says David Davis

Awarding Boris Johnson’s father Stanley a knighthood would bring the honours system into “disrepute”, a senior Tory said on Monday.

Former Brexit Secretary David Davis urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to block any move to offer Mr Johnson the knighthood after it was reported he had been nominated by his son, the former prime minister, in his resignation honours list.

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