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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ashley Cowburn

Stanley Johnson's string of allegations and pandemic gaffes as Boris makes knighthood bid

Discredited ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson's shameless bid to get his dad, Stanley Johnson, a knighthood sparked outrage across Westminster and nationwide yesterday.

Described by Labour leader Keir Starmer as "classic of a man like Johnson", the baffling and outrageous move saw current PM Rishi Sunak urged to block the bid.

The ousted PM's ­resignation honours list was packed with cronies and wealthy donors, but the attempt to get his alleged wife-beater and sexist predator dad a gong was seen as grotesque even by Boris's shamelessly corrupt political standards.

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