Boris Johnson is considering rewarding one of his most loyal ministers with a peerage
Johnson’s Culture Secretary has been one of his most loyal backers in cabinet and he is now thought to be considering a place for her in his resignation honours list.
The Sunday Times has reported that Dorries is “expected” to ditch frontline politics for the Lords and focus on novel writing following Johnson’s exit as Tory leader. It was also reported that a No 10 official got in touch with a senior Tory to probe whether the Prime Minister's father, Stanley Johnson, could be given a knighthood on the grounds that he was “once an MEP”, but the figure advised against it.Calls for investigation into claims Boris Johnson lobbied for London job in 'abuse of power'
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