Former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has accused the prime minister and his political secretary of blocking her from receiving a seat in the House of Lords.
During an interview with Piers Morgan on TalkTV, Dorries called Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his aide James Forsyth “privileged posh boys” who “duplicitously and cruelly” took away her peerage.
Dorries had been a close ally of Boris Johnson during his term as prime minister and expected her name to appear on his resignation honours list.
Johnson, as an outgoing prime minister, put together a list of his colleagues and advisers to be reviewed for peerage and other honours. The peerage list has to be approved by the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC)….