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Liz Truss wants a peerage for the Institute of Economic Affairs DG who backed her budget
Sheer unmitigated gall:
Liz Truss has requested peerages for some of her closest Tory supporters despite her government lasting only seven weeks after a disastrous budget.
The former prime minister is understood to have submitted a list of peerages, while No 10 is also still considering whether to grant a long list of honours requested by Boris Johnson as well.
The Sun reported that the list included Mark Littlewood, director general of the Institute of Economic Affairs, which backed her budget, Matthew Elliott, the Vote Leave founder, Ruth Porter, her former deputy chief of staff, and Jon Moynihan, a Conservative donor and businessman.
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Senior Whitehall figures had previously said that Truss should avoid a lengthy honours list of aides and supporters to prevent embarrassment to King Charles.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/24/liz-truss-requests-peerages-for-some-of-her-closest-tory-supporters
The former prime minister is understood to have submitted a list of peerages, while No 10 is also still considering whether to grant a long list of honours requested by Boris Johnson as well.
The Sun reported that the list included Mark Littlewood, director general of the Institute of Economic Affairs, which backed her budget, Matthew Elliott, the Vote Leave founder, Ruth Porter, her former deputy chief of staff, and Jon Moynihan, a Conservative donor and businessman.
...
Senior Whitehall figures had previously said that Truss should avoid a lengthy honours list of aides and supporters to prevent embarrassment to King Charles.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/24/liz-truss-requests-peerages-for-some-of-her-closest-tory-supporters
Failing upwards is at the heart of Toryism these days. 7 weeks with the most concentrated period of failure a British government has ever seen (considering that for about 3 weeks there was an effective political truce until after the death of the Queen), and she rewards those who helped and cheered on the failure. The Lords shouldn't be a dumping ground for the incompetent.
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