A matter of honours: why there is a row over Boris Johnson’s peerage list

Former PM’s team and No 10 at loggerheads over resignation picks for the House of Lords and two resulting byelections

An almighty row over Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list has resulted in claims and counterclaims flying between the former prime minister’s team and the current No 10 operation.

Both sides are pointing the finger of blame at the other for the confusion that has led to two byelections being triggered by those who lost out on being elevated to the Lords.