Rishi Sunak showed his support to President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Ukraine today.
08.11.2022 - 13:47 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Alister Jack could swap the House of Commons for the Lords amid reports the Scottish Secretary will be handed a peerage in Boris Johnson's honours list.
Former prime ministers are allowed to dish out gongs after they have left Downing Street and often choose to reward party donors and other diehard supporters.
Jack was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland by Johnson in 2019 and was a dogged supporter of the PM throughout the Partygate scandal that eventually forced his resignation.
The Dumfries MP kept his Cabinet job during the short Liz Truss administration and was reappointed last month by new PM Rishi Sunak.
The Times reported that Jack is one of four Tory MPs who will be elevated to the Lords by Johnson's resignation honours list.
Nadine Dorries, the controversial former culture secretary, Nigel Adams, a former minister, and Alok Sharma, the outgoing COP26 president, will also become peers.
A spokesman for Jack said: "We cannot comment on speculation about peerages. Alister Jack is absolutely committed to representing his constituents and working with the Prime Minister to continue to deliver for people in Scotland."
Ian Murray, the shadow Scottish secretary, said: "With Labour ready to replace this rotten Tory government, it’s little wonder that ministers are desperately looking for an escape route.
"But if Tory politicians had any confidence in their shameful record they would stand in front of the people and defend it in a General Election now.
"Only Labour can kick the Tories out of Number 10, grow the economy for working people, and rebuild the country for a greener fairer future."
Johnson has also nominated two loyal advisers to become the youngest life peers in history. Ross Kempsell, 30, and Charlotte Owen, a
Rishi Sunak showed his support to President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Ukraine today.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will meet for the first time tomorrow since the MP entered Downing Street.
Scots make-up mogul Jamie Genevieve has announced she is expecting her first child with husband Jack McCann.
Let the rain fall down — and stir the pot! Laguna Beach alum Alex Murrel broke down her high school love triangle with Jason Wahler and Jessica Smith, teasing that it wasn’t as real as viewers thought.
The call between Nicola Sturgeon and Rishi Sunak has signalled a more constructive relationship than the one between the First Minister and her predecessors.
As Rishi Sunak starts his first full day as Prime Minister he is likely to face a huge number of challenges after taking over from Liz Truss who last just 49 days in office.
Rishi Sunak took aim at Liz Truss during his first address to the nation as prime minister saying "mistakes were made" while she was in office.
EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of Dwayne Johnson notching the highest opening of his solo star career with this weekend’s Black Adam at $67M, his holiday movie, currently titled Red One, is ramping up with additional castings: Deadline has learned that Nick Kroll, Kristofer Hivju, Wesley Kimmel and Mary Elizabeth Ellis are joining.
A BBC News presenter has been taken off air for a potential impartiality breach after asking “Am I allowed to be this gleeful?” on a political program yesterday following Boris Johnson’s decision to pull out of the race to be Prime Minister.
BBC News presenter Martine Croxall has enraged some viewers for her reaction to the news that Boris Johnson would not join the race for prime minister.
The SNP has made a renewed demand for a general election after Rishi Sunak was today crowned the latest leader of the Conservative party.
Boris Johnson has dramatically pulled out the race for 10 Downing Street after admitting he cannot unite the warring Conservative Party.
That figure tops the $60 million opening that lead star Dwayne Johnson posted with the “Fast & Furious” spinoff “Hobbs & Shaw” in August 2019 and is consistent with the $67 million opening that Jason Momoa’s “Aquaman” earned in December 2018. It is also closer to the $70 million projections that independent trackers initially posted before lowering them to $60 million closer to release.
One of Boris Johnson’s closest allies has claimed the former Prime Minister is “clearly” standing to succeed Liz Truss.