Sentences with phrase «list of peerages»
It really stinks that Cameron's latest list of peerages includes so many Tory party donors like the Asian jewellery tycoon who either personally or through his company has made 20 donations to the Tories in the last six years, and the Tory co-treasurer who has donated over # 2.3 million to the party.
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Ed Miliband recognises Doreen Lawrence's commitment to race issues by including her in new list of peerages
Not exact matches
In his resignation honours list, he also treated several of his top advisers to life peerages and CBEs.
PM is dragged further into controversy amid speculation that list of honours and peerages might be released on Friday
Jo Swinson, the deputy leader of the Lib Dems, will receive a CBE, adding to the list of more than 15 of her party's MPs who have received honours or peerages since the coalition.
The Jewish academic - cum - community organiser was astounded when he was offered a peerage, out of the blue, by Ed Miliband in the new year honours list.
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.
His full resignation honours list will be published within weeks, with a spattering of knighthoods and peerages set to go to aides.
A few MPs who stood down have received peerages — Sir Patrick Cormack, David Maclean, and Richard Spring — and there are the usual smattering of donors, though Sir Anthony Bamford is conspicuously absent from the list.
The New Year Honours List, the Queen's Birthday Honours List (to mark the Sovereign's official birthday, the second Saturday in June), the Dissolution Honours List (to mark the dissolution of Parliament) and the Resignation Honours List (to mark the end of a Prime Minister's tenure) are all used to announce life peerage creations.