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Boris Johnson's much-anticipated honours list - the 12 most controversial figures

The shamed former PM looks set to cause yet another headache for Rishi Sunak after putting his dad Stanley forward for a knighthood. Here we look at some of the controversial names believed to be in line for honours

Daily Mirror

Mayor urged to improve safety at London’s night-time venues

The London Assembly have issued a list of five recommendations

Evening Standard

Unease as Chris Brown taps into Valentine’s spirit at London after show party

The singer had a bash after his show at the O2

Evening Standard

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Why are the Tories being slow choosing their candidate for mayor?

Last time Shaun Bailey was chosen more than 18 months before the vote

Evening Standard

Tory minister considering surprise bid to run for London mayor in 2024

EXCLUSIVE: London minister Paul Scully says he’ll challenge Sadiq Khan if he thinks he’s the ‘best-placed person’ to defeat him

Evening Standard

London deserves a truly serious rival to Sadiq and it should be Sajid Javid

In 16 months, London will vote for its next Mayor. Sadiq Khan confirmed he will be running as the Labour candidate days before Christmas and unless the Tories raise a high-profile candidate in the coming months, Khan will easily win an unprecedented third term in power.

Evening Standard

Who is MP Sarah Owen? Tories tell female Labour MP to ‘sit down’ and ‘shut up’ in furious Commons row

Lord Alan Sugar’s former political adviser is in the firing line after she hits out at MP Paul Howell’s alleged failure to declare his 17 properties

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Tories tell female MP to 'sit down' in fiery Commons exchange

The Deputy Speaker said it was 'not a very good advert for how our Parliament should work'

Wales Online

Police issue no Covid lockdown fines to Tories who held 'raucous' party in basement

The Mirror revealed 24 people had enjoyed a bash with a buffet and drinks in the basement of Conservative HQ - but the Met Police said our photo was 'insufficient evidence' on its own

Daily Mirror

Shaun Bailey escapes police fine for 'raucous' lockdown gathering at Tory HQ

Mr Bailey is believed to be in line for a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list

Wales Online

Police issue no fines over Covid lockdown party at Tory HQ

Scotland Yard will take no action against Shaun Bailey and Conservative aides

The Independent UK

Resignation honours: what are they, why are they so controversial and can the system ever be changed?

Time for a quick quiz. What links Nadine Dorries, lockdown-rule-flouting London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey and David Ross, a Tory donor embroiled in a scandal after funding a prime ministerial holiday to Mustique. If you answered, “They are all rumoured to appear on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list,” give yourself…

The Conversation

Police issue no fines over Shaun Bailey festive ‘party’ in lockdown at Tory HQ

The event in December 2020 was organised by staff of the former mayoral candidate who is believed to be in line for a peerage

Evening Standard

No action against attendees of mid-lockdown party in Tory HQ despite photo evidence

Scotland Yard is taking no action against former London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey and other attendees of a mid-lockdown gathering at Tory HQ

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The Guardian - UK

Met takes no action over Tory lockdown event attended by Shaun Bailey

Former London mayoral candidate reportedly among allies who could become peers in Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

The Independent UK

Police issue no fines over mid-lockdown festive gathering at Conservative HQ

The event was organised by staff of Shaun Bailey, the former mayoral candidate who is believed to be in line for a peerage.

Evening Standard

Who is reportedly on Boris Johnson’s honours list? PM Rishi Sunak to accept submissions

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reportedly accepted Johnson’s resignation honours list amid increasing pressure to cancel it

The Guardian - UK

Who has Boris Johnson nominated for peerages?

Ex-PM has selected more than a dozen of his closest allies to head to the Lords. Here are some of the key figures

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Failed London mayor candidate Shaun Bailey who broke lockdown rules up for Boris Johnson’s Lords list

Boris Johnson asked MPs he has nominated for peerages to delay taking them up so they do not trigger by-elections

Wales Online

The Tory MPs backing Boris Johnson after saying he had to go

Only a few months ago they had issued statements accusing the ex PM of "errors of judgement" and a lack of "integrity" as well as damaging the party and the country

Liverpool Echo

Good Morning Britain's Adil Ray 'goes rogue' as he grills Tory MP

Adil grilled Shaun Bailey on why he partied in Downing Street as people were in lockdown

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan facing growing backlash over ULEZ expansion plans

Sadiq Khan is facing a growing backlash over plans to expand the Ultra-Low Emission Zone to cover the whole of Greater London, with the City Hall Conservatives describing the potential positive impact as “negligible”.

Birmingham Post

Meet Nick Candy - the property tycoon mulling £1.4bn THG takeover who was dragged into Partygate scandal

Mr Candy recently hit the headlines over a bid to buy Chelsea FC

The Independent UK

What was missing from Sue Gray’s ‘update’ on the Partygate scandal?

Civil servant wrote in January that she was ‘extremely limited in what I can say’ because of Metropolitan Police investigation, which has since concluded, freeing her full report for release

The Independent UK

What was missing from Sue Gray’s ‘update’ on the Partygate scandal?

Civil servant wrote in January that she was ‘extremely limited in what I can say’ because of Metropolitan Police investigation, which has since concluded, freeing her full report for release

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