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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Rishi Sunak offers soft rebuke to claims Boris Johnson abused honours list

Rishi Sunak
Sunak has come under pressure to reject Johnson’s list after claims that the former prime minister has nominated his father, Stanley, who has been accused of sexual assault, for a knighthood. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AFP/Getty Images

Rishi Sunak has said his father would be lucky to get a card on Father’s Day, let alone a knighthood, after accusations that Boris Johnson’s honours list had discredited the system.

Sunak has come under pressure to reject Johnson’s list, in which he nominated his father, Stanley Johnson, for a knighthood, given previous allegations about his behaviour.

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