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David Cameron’s controversial list of peerages and honours has been granted by the Queen, including awards for at least three major party donors and a string of his closest Downing Street allies.David Cameron’s controversial list of peerages and honours has been granted by the Queen, including awards for at least three major party donors and a string of his closest Downing Street allies.
The Queen created 13 new peerages, including for the Tory donors Jitesh Gadhia and Andrew Fraser, who is also the Conservative party treasurer.The Queen created 13 new peerages, including for the Tory donors Jitesh Gadhia and Andrew Fraser, who is also the Conservative party treasurer.
Some of Cameron’s closest political advisers will enter the House of Lords. Gabby Bertin, his former director of external relations; Ed Llewellyn, his former chief of staff; and Liz Sugg, former head of operations at No 10, have been given peerages.
Related: Conservative donor asks to be removed from David Cameron honours listRelated: Conservative donor asks to be removed from David Cameron honours list
Cameron’s former director of communications Craig Oliver is to get a knighthood, while George Osborne, the former chancellor, will become a companion of honour. Andrew Cook, who has given money to the Tories and to the pro-EU remain campaign, will also receive a knighthood. Some of Cameron’s closest political advisers will enter the House of Lords. Gabby Bertin, his former director of external relations; Ed Llewellyn, his former chief of staff; and Liz Sugg, the former head of operations at No 10, have been given peerages.
Theresa May, the new prime minister, had come under pressure to block the list of resignation honours after 48 names were leaked to the Sunday Times last week. Cameron’s former director of communications Craig Oliver is to get a knighthood and the former chancellor George Osborne will become a companion of honour. Andrew Cook, who has given money to the Tories and the pro-EU remain campaign, will also receive a knighthood.
Just hours before the list was unexpectedly published on Thursday, it emerged that May’s leadership campaign received £35,000 by two Tory donors put forward by Cameron. Theresa May, the new prime minister, came under pressure to block the list of resignation honours after 48 names were leaked to the Sunday Times last week.
Her campaign took £15,000 from Ian Taylor, an oil executive at Vitol, who was put forward for a knighthood by Cameron but asked to have his name withdrawn after an outcry about the list. Just hours before the list was unexpectedly published on Thursday, it emerged that May’s leadership campaign received £35,000 from two Tory donors Cameron put forward.
May was also given £20,000 by IPGL, the company linked to businessman Michael Spencer, whom Cameron recommended for a peerage before it was blocked by the House of Lords appointment commission. Her campaign took £15,000 from Ian Taylor, an oil executive at Vitol. Cameron put Taylor forward for a knighthood but he asked to have his name withdrawn after the outcry about the list.
Neither appeared on the list but two other donors were approved for peerages. Gadhia, formerly a senior managing director of Blackstone and board member of UK Financial Investments, has given around £200,000 to the party. Fraser is treasurer of the Conservative party and also a donor. May was also given £20,000 by IPGL, a company linked to the businessman Michael Spencer, whom Cameron recommended for a peerage before it was blocked by the House of Lords appointment commission.
Neither appeared on the list, but two other donors were approved for peerages. Gadhia, formerly a senior managing director of Blackstone and a UK Financial Investments board member, has given around £200,000 to the party. Fraser is treasurer of the Conservative party and also a donor.
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