Sunak stands firm against Johnson's honours request.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has rejected a request from former Prime Minister Boris Johnson to overrule an independent body and allow some of his allies to join parliament's upper chamber. Johnson's honours list, which included lifetime seats in the House of Lords, was not approved by the body that vets such appointments. Sunak, who has struggled to unify the Conservative Party behind him, said he had no sympathy for those who did not like his decision. Johnson resigned from parliament on Friday in protest against lawmakers investigating whether he misled parliament over illegal parties during COVID lockdowns at his Downing Street office when he was prime minister.