Tag: peerage
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 [...]
Labour pushes for guarantees over Lebedev peerage
The son of billionaire Russian banker and former KGB officer Alexander Lebedev, he moved to the UK as a child, and has condemned President's Putin's a [...]
Boris Johnson denies intervening over Evgeny Lebedev peerage
PM says it is "simply incorrect" he intervened after "security concerns" were raised over the Russian businessman.
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Ukraine war: Investigate claim PM intervened to help Evgeny Lebedev get peerage, says Starmer
Sir Keir expresses concern over reports PM helped Evgeny Lebedev join the Lords amid security fears.
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Peter Cruddas: PM overrules watchdog with Tory donor peerage
In a letter to the Lords appointment fee, Mr Johnson says its rejection. earlier this month, of Mr Cruddas's nomination for a peerage "pertains to [...]
Labour urges PM to dam ex-MEP’s peerage over IRA feedback
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