Liz Truss’ resignation honours list published amid allegations of cronyism

Liz Truss’ resignation honours list published amid allegations of cronyism

Now 86 years young and she most definitely still has it Dame Shirley Bassie Rouser of many a bond tune is now also a companion of Honor for services to music and anyone who’s survived their right of passage in a muddy Somerset field will know a certain farmer Eis now

Sir Michael Evis kned for his services to music in sports lioness’s goalkeeper Mary herbs the safest of safe hands an MBE likewise Riz Javid a railway worker and Samaritan who’s talked dozens of people down from trying to take their own lives a lot of people may say that I

Helped so many indivi individuals um but I strongly believe they helped me at the same time in what way how did they help you I feel like um talking to each one of them um who was in a vulnerable state I mean I was fighting my own battles at

The time and meeting each individual and speaking to them I felt like I was offering myself s the advice that I needed to take um and it was it was amazing I mean reflecting upon it as well I feel like I’ve learned so many life skills in the process and Tony

Hudgel the youngest ever recipient of a New Year’s honor for services to prevent child abuse he’s raised Millions for charity after surviving horrific injuries inflicted by his birth parents honors for the people but when it comes to the world of Politics the current prime minister Rishi sunak has been

Criticized by opposition parties and democracy campaigners for rewarding Tory donors let me get straight to it weatherspoon’s Pub boss and prominent leave campaigner Tim Martin one of several prominent donors to be kned in his case for services to culture and Hospital Hospitality oh that is pure nectar then there’s the ongoing Fallout

From Liz truss who chose to take up her right to make resignation honors despite being outlasted by a lettuce she ennobled three of her closest supporters to the House of Lords Ruth Porter listening keenly in the burgundy dress as truss gave a rather hopeful welcome address with high paying jobs 49 days

Later she was gone but it hasn’t stopped her nominating two other friends influential vote leave figures Matthew Elliot and John Monahan it’s really unrealistic to expect Prime Ministers when they’ve got this huge power not to not to use it what we need to do is actually put that power in the hands of

The public and say to public you can choose who goes into House of Lords and then we wouldn’t end up with these sort of absurd scenarios of prime ministers who have been in office for just a short while having such enormous privilege thank you Liz truss says she’s delighted

Her champions for conservative causes have been suitably honored while a government Source added the convention is the incumbent prime minister doesn’t block peage proposals of others which has included what they called dubious past elections by labor back to the New Year’s honors list director Ridley Scott already a sir has

Now been made a night Grand Cross recognizing service to the UK film industry one of his movies Robin Hood of course robbed from the rich and gave to the poor the laws of this land enslave people to its king

She may only have been Prime Minister for 49 days, but for Liz Truss the perks of the top job continue.

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Today she was given the opportunity to elevate three people to the House of Lords and for eight more to receive honours .

The argument that it’s routine for departed Prime Ministers to make such appointments has not stopped her critics from calling the move “shameless”.

At the same time, some cultural titans were also given honours – along with many hundreds of people whose vital work is less well known.
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