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    • Friday, 24 March, 2023
      Trussonomics thinker and Vote Leave chief on draft list for honours

      Nominations come even though Liz Truss served only 49 days as prime minister

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      Ousted Treasury chief Tom Scholar named in New Year honours

      Former top UK officials receive awards, alongside football’s Euro-winning ‘Lionesses’ and rock and fashion icons

    • Friday, 14 October, 2022
      Billionaire Tory donor Michael Hintze nominated for life peerage

      Boris Johnson’s final honours recommendations include hedge fund manager and party figures

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Women take record proportion of Queen’s Jubilee honours

      Arlene Foster among those to feature on list ahead of platinum jubilee celebrations

    • Monday, 7 March, 2022
      Andrew Hill
      Why rewards for failure are toxic and how to end them

      Handing out prizes for screwing up, whatever form they take, are poisonous and pollute entire organisations

    • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
      London police sets up probe into UK honours abuse allegations

      Met’s move follows revelations that led to resignation last year of Prince Charles’ former valet

    • Friday, 31 December, 2021
      Covid experts and community helpers dominate New Year honours

      List includes Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance while Tony Blair has been appointed a Knight of the Garter

    • Friday, 11 June, 2021
      Damehood for Kate Bingham amid honours recognising ‘Covid heroes’

      Vaccine task force chief and lead scientist made dames while Credit Suisse boss is knighted

    • Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
      Retail bosses among business leaders given New Year honours

      List dominated by healthcare workers and public sector professionals in year overshadowed by Covid pandemic

    • Friday, 9 October, 2020
      Hundreds of Covid workers recognised in Birthday Honours

      GSK’s Emma Walmsley and TV baker Mary Berry become dames and MBE for Marcus Rashford for child poverty work

    • Monday, 3 August, 2020
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      British politics will stay sleazy until the Lords is reformed

      Latest honours list is further evidence that the UK’s second house is no longer fit for purpose

    • Sunday, 29 December, 2019
      Calls for government inquiry grow after leak of UK honours list

      Embarrassing data breach includes addresses of military and security personnel

    • Friday, 27 December, 2019
      Former chiefs of Ofcom and RBS recognised in honours list

      Knighthood for Duncan Smith is most senior political appointment

    • Friday, 13 September, 2019
      Henry Mance
      Resignation honours — how Boris Johnson could eclipse Theresa May

      Perhaps he could allow his hero Churchill’s grandson back into the Tory party?

    • Monday, 9 September, 2019
      May defies expectations with long outgoing honours list

      Senior loyalists David Lidington and Patrick McLoughlin among those rewarded

    • Friday, 7 June, 2019
      No-deal Brexit critics named in Queen’s birthday honours

      Business leaders including CBI head Carolyn Fairbairn among recipients

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    • Friday, 23 November, 2018
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    • Friday, 8 June, 2018
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      Unions say honour is like ‘rewarding the captain of the Titanic for jumping ship’

    • Friday, 29 December, 2017
      May defies cronyism charge by rewarding Tory ally in honours list

      Backbench 1922 committee chair Graham Brady among those recognised with new year awards

    • Friday, 16 June, 2017
      Len Blavatnik knighted in Queen’s birthday honours

      Also a posthumous George Medal for Westminster attack policeman

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