Rishi Sunak says he would not hand honours to relatives in swipe at Boris Johnson
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRishi Sunak said he would not hand honours to family members in a thinly-veiled swipe at Boris Johnson’s reported plans to knight his father.
Mr Johnson, who was forced out of Downing Street last September following a series of scandals, is said to have included Stanley Johnson as one of as many as 100 names put forward for honours.
Asked if prime ministers should honour relatives, Mr Sunak told reporters travelling with him on the Eurostar to Paris on Friday: “For me a big success is remembering to get my dad a card on Fathers’ day, so that is probably about my limit of it.” Pressed on if that should be taken as a “no”, he said: “Yes.
As I said, if I am doing a card I’m doing well. Love my dad as I do.” Read more: Gary Lineker breaks silence on BBC decision after stepping back from Match of the Day Challenged again on the principle, Mr Sunak said: “My dad’s going to get a card on Fathers’ Day and that is about that.” He added that he would not comment on “speculation” about his predecessor-but-one’s honours list.
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