Sunak Says He Refused Johnson’s Request to Overrule House of Lords on Vetoed Honours Names

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak outside 10 Downing Street, London on Oct. 13, 2020.

The House of Lords Appointments Commission (Holac) has confirmed it vetoed eight names former Prime Minister Boris Johnson had put forward for peerages in his resignation honours list.

On Monday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak accused Johnson of asking him to “do something I wasn’t prepared to do,” by overruling Holac.