Sentences with phrase «for life peerages»

In March 2006, several men nominated for life peerages by then Prime Minister Tony Blair [1] were rejected by the House of Lords Appointments Commission.

The prime minister put him forward for a life peerage in the 2011 New Year honours list but this was unsuccessful.

A notable omission from the list was Norman Lamont, who was overlooked for a life peerage in what was seen as a snub for the former Chancellor of the Exchequer who had become one of Major's most prominent critics.

In August 2015, Barker was nominated for a life peerage in the Dissolution Peerages List.

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Sugg, awarded a CBE last year for her service, was another spad to get an honour in the wake of Cameron's departure, being given a life peerage.

Subsequently, under the Life Peerages Act 1958, life peerages became the norm for all new grants outside the Royal Family, this being seen as a modest reform of the nature of the second legislative chamLife Peerages Act 1958, life peerages became the norm for all new grants outside the Royal Family, this being seen as a modest reform of the nature of the second legislative Peerages Act 1958, life peerages became the norm for all new grants outside the Royal Family, this being seen as a modest reform of the nature of the second legislative chamlife peerages became the norm for all new grants outside the Royal Family, this being seen as a modest reform of the nature of the second legislative peerages became the norm for all new grants outside the Royal Family, this being seen as a modest reform of the nature of the second legislative chamber.

In addition, it recommended greater clarity between giving out a life peerage as an honour and as a qualification for membership of the House of Lords.

Although the monarch had for centuries been empowered to create hereditary peers, with rights to sit in the House of Lords, the Life Peerages Act 1958 had a profound impact on the honours system and parliament.

In early 2006, however, the police were called upon to investigate allegations that fundraisers for both the Labour and Conservative parties had offered supporters a life peerage in return for their financial support.

Who'd have guessed that Bridges was a lobbyist for Quiller Consultants before he was given a life peerage by David Cameron in May 2015.

Once you get a peerage, it's yours for life.

The Queen has been pleased to signify Her intention of conferring peerages of the United Kingdom for life on Stephen Carter CBE and Paul Myners CBE.

Is given a life peerage as Baroness Warsi of Dewsbury and becomes shadow minister of state for Community Cohesion and Social Action.

The Peerage Act 1963 allows the holder of an hereditary peerage to disclaim their title foPeerage Act 1963 allows the holder of an hereditary peerage to disclaim their title fopeerage to disclaim their title for life.

The Coalition Government's draft proposal for Lords reform in 2011 «provides that a person who holds a life peerage may at any time disclaim that peerage by writing to the Lord Chancellor.

This proposes a statutory commission to make recommendations to the Crown — to be presented by the prime minister — for the creation of life peerages to the House of Lords (cl 1).