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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.
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SNP call for Lord Egveny Lebedev to be banned from parliamentary estate

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Ian Blackford has called for Boris Johnson’s publishing pal, Lord Egveny Lebedev, to be banned from parliament.The SNP Westminster leader has written to the parliamentary authorities to revoke Lord Lebedev’s pass and access to the estate.

Johnson is under pressure over the appointment of the Evening Standard newspaper owner, who is the son of a former KGB agent, to the House of Lords despite concerns raised by the security services.

The Prime Minister has denied reports the security services withdrew their assessment that granting Lord Lebedev a peerage posed a potential security risk after he got involved and approved the appointment.

In a letter to the Lord Speaker, Blackford warned that since the House of Lords Appointments Commission has not yet responded to requests to publish the vetting advice it provided Lebedev should be banned,Blackford said it was clear that Lord Lebedev is “not a fit and proper person to act as a legislator nor a lobbyist in this democracy.”He added: “There is growing and genuine public concern regarding the appointment, the position and the ongoing security status of Lord Lebedev of Hampton and Siberia.”“It has been extensively reported that the Prime Minister learnt that the security services warned against granting Lord Lebedev a peerage on national security grounds.

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