Sentences with phrase «about peerage»
Tony Benn helped bring about Peerage Act 1963 which allowed him to renounce title and keep Commons seat
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As for William Hague, how is it that Bliar knew all there was to know and did nothing about blocking Ashcroft's peerage?
This «whitewash for peerages» is a scandal that surely raises serious questions about the integrity of Ms Chakrabarti, her inquiry and the Labour leadership.»
In July 2006 it came to public attention that Lord Levy had allegedly told Sir Gulam Noon, a businessman nominated for a peerage, not to tell the Lords vetting committee about his loan to the Labour party.
The exchanges between the then prime minister, Tony Blair, the then leader of the opposition, William Hague, and the honours scrutiny committee detail how Ashcroft was twice turned down for a peerage, partly because of concerns about his status as a «tax exile».
More revelations about John Prescott are in Fleet Street's pipeline, Scotland Yard is still investigating loans - for - peerages and Labour MPs are not going to keep quiet when Tony Blair brings forward further public service reforms.
Anticipating Brown's decision to give Sir Alan Sugar a peerage, Clifford talks to James Silver (page 16) about celebrity politicians, political sex scandals and why the Conservatives revile him.
Questions have been raised about his involvement in a case that has seen senior Labour figures and potentially Tony Blair - who appointed Lord Goldsmith to the post of top lawyer in the UK and who gave him his peerage - questioned about corruption.
This prompted concerns about the way peerages were being handed out and, following an official complaint from the Scottish National Party (SNP), the police began an investigation.
«I think listeners will draw their own conclusions about someone who one day asks for a peerage, to be elevated to the House of Lords, and the next minute launches a great attack on the leader of the Conservative Party.»
Former top civil servant Hayden Phillips is conducting a review into party funding at the government's request, after the cash for peerages row raised concerns about the influence wealthy businessmen were having on British political parties.
Meg Russell of the Constitution Unit at University College, London, one of the foremost academic experts on the House of Lords, is very upset about today's new peerages.
Elsewhere, there's a lot of snobbery about the Ultimo boss, Michelle Mone, being elevated to the peerage.
Conservatives closed ranks around William Hague yesterday amid anger about alleged Labour dirty tricks after the leaking of government documents relating to the peerage granted to Lord Ashcroft 10 years ago.
Marie van der Zyl, vice president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, said: «This «whitewash for peerages» is a scandal that surely raises serious questions about the integrity of Ms Chakrabarti, her inquiry and the Labour leadership.»
Where did you hear about him not being interested in a peerage?
Recent controversies over the ending of the BAE Systems fraud investigation and the attorney general's potential deciding role in the cash - for - peerages investigation have «compromised or appeared to compromise» the position and raised serious concerns about how independence and impartiality in the role can be guaranteed, says the report by the Constitutional Affairs Committee.