Johnson resigned as prime minister in 2022 amid multiple scandals but remained a lawmaker. Several dozen allies of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson received honours from King Charles III on Friday.
List that drew cries of cronyism from opponents of the leader ousted by the monarch but chosen by the government. The list includes several staff members implicated in the partygate scandal over meetings that broke rules in government buildings during the pandemic, including former Johnson aides Martin Reynolds and Shelley Williams-Walker. One name missing from the list is former culture secretary Nadine Dorries, a staunch Johnson supporter who had received many tips to enter the Lords.