Tag: peerage
Peerage for ex-MP criticised by Tory MP over tell-all book
Ewan MurrieWestminster correspondent, BBC Wales NewsGemma DillonPolitical reporter, West Yorkshire, BBC NewsGetty ImagesSimon Hart was named in Rishi [...]
Michael Gove gets peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list
Michael Gove is among several ex-Conservative ministers to be given a seat in the House of Lords in Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list.The former [...]
Ex-minister Alister Jack who bet on election in line for peerage
A former Conservative cabinet minister who admitted placing three bets on the date of the 2024 general election is set to be awarded a seat in the Hou [...]
Former Wales first minister Carwyn Jones to get peerage
Getty ImagesCarwyn Jones is to be made a life peer after serving as first minister from 2009 to 2018Former first minister Carwyn Jones is to be made a [...]
JK Rowling turned down House of Lords peerage twice
JK Rowling has revealed she turned down two offers of a peerage in the House of Lords and would turn down a third. The author's remarks came after Con [...]
What is the point of Lebedev peerage, asks ex-Lords speaker
Baroness D'Souza questions some House of Lords appointments, including that of the newspaper owner.
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Tees Valley Mayor: Ben Houchen defends peerage
Ben Houchen says the process of selecting and vetting peers was "not just down to Boris".
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Jingle & Mingle party: Shaun Bailey should consider turning down peerage, says Tory MP
A senior Tory MP says ex-mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey should consider turning down honour over party.
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Nadine Dorries delays resignation until peerage information is released
The former cabinet minister says she still intends to resign, despite the delay.
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Nadine Dorries says sinister forces stopped her peerage
The committee's report - due on Wednesday - is sufficiently devastating to the former prime minister's reputation that he walked away from Parliament [...]
Dorries ‘never officially told’ she was getting peerage
Last month, the former Tory minister said she had "never officially been told" she was in line for a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours li [...]
Deadline for publishing Lebedev peerage documents missed
MPs previously voted for official guidance on the Russian-born publisher's peerage to be published.
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Evgeny Lebedev peerage was 'special case', says chair of vetting committee
Lord Bew denies any interference to his vetting, despite reports the PM overruled security concerns.
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Push to release Lord Lebedev peerage security advice
Labour could force ministers to reveal how Lord Lebedev was cleared for a seat in the House of Lords.
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Senior Tory MP criticises Boris Johnson over Lebedev peerage
And in comments that have been echoed by other senior Tories over the past week, as the government moved to impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs, he [...]