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George Osborne tops ex-PM David Cameron's honours list | |
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Ex-Chancellor George Osborne has been made Companion of Honour in ex-PM David Cameron's resignation honours list. | |
A row broke out after the reported list was leaked to the Sunday Times, with rewards to be given to No 10 staff, party donors and Remain campaigners. | A row broke out after the reported list was leaked to the Sunday Times, with rewards to be given to No 10 staff, party donors and Remain campaigners. |
Cabinet ministers Patrick McLoughlin and Michael Fallon are both recognised. | |
Mr Cameron's former spin doctor, Craig Oliver, is also on the list, as are the special advisers to the ex-PM's wife, Samantha, and Mr Osborne. | |
Opposition MPs have called for reform of the system after the list was leaked, amid claims of "cronyism". | |
Prime Minister Theresa May has said she would not intervene because it would "set a very bad precedent". | |
Requests for political honours are considered by special honours committees, which are independent of Downing Street. | |
The full list of Mr Cameron's resignation honours list has been published after mounting criticism that the former prime minister was to reward his political allies. | |
Mr Osborne, chancellor of the exchequer from 2010 to July 2016, has been awarded the Order of the Companions Honour, which is given for service of conspicuous national importance and is limited to 65 people. | |
Recipients wear the initials CH after their name. | |
Tory party chairman Mr McLoughlin, formerly transport secretary, ex-cabinet minister Oliver Letwin, and Craig Oliver, Mr Cameron's former communications director, are knighted. | |
Isabel Spearman, who was employed as a special adviser to Samantha Cameron, has been awarded an OBE. Thea Rogers, a special adviser to Mr Osborne, has received the same award. |