NEW: BBC says a source “has confirmed” that the security services *did* raise concerns about Lebedev peerage.

So why and how did Johnson challenge the spooks?

And what happened between HOLAC formally advising PM against it (March 2020) and successful renomination (July 2020)? https://t.co/h4ulnx2TJ0

— Gabriel Pogrund (@Gabriel_Pogrund) March 16, 2022