Rishi Sunak didn’t ‘intervene’ in Johnson’s honours checklist, cupboard minister Grant Shapps insists

Cabinet minister Grant Shapps has insisted Rishi Sunak didn’t intervene “at all” in Boris Johnson’s honours checklist and claimed the get together was “under new management”.

Mr Shapps, the vitality secretary, dismissed ideas the prime minister modified Mr Johnson’s honours checklist, telling Sky News’ Sophy Ridge On Sunday: “Occasionally Boris is not all over the detail.”

He spoke following Mr Johnson’s dramatic determination to resign because the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, triggering a by-election in his constituency – a key goal for Labour.

Mr Johnson introduced he was standing down as an MP with quick impact on Friday after receiving the report into whether or not he lied to MPs over partygate.

In an excoriating assertion, the previous prime minister mentioned a letter from the privileges committee made clear “that they are determined to use the proceedings against me to drive me out of parliament”.

Mr Johnson was joined by former tradition secretary Nadine Dorries and former minister Nigel Adams, who’re additionally each standing down of their constituencies of Mid Bedfordshire and Selby an Ainsty.