Arise Sir Alan Bates? No 10 backs knighthood for Horizon campaigner
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman said the honour would be ‘common sense’.
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman said the honour would be ‘common sense’.
Sir Keir Starmer urged the Prime Minister to stop the ‘dithering and delaying’ after the Conservative indicated he would wait until later in the year.
The Prime Minister said later in 2024 is his ‘working assumption’ as opposition figures press for a sooner vote.
Stephen Kinnock has called the claim a "barefaced lie".
The Prime Minister is facing arguably the toughest week of his premiership.
The Tory peer has launched a public fightback to allegations surrounding the multimillion-pound contract.
The Prime Minister suffered the blow of the resignation of his immigration minister while former home secretary Suella Braverman snipes at his policy.
Rishi Sunak was angering some on the right of his party by not opting out of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Campaigners welcomed the verdict with the Freedom from Torture charity hailing it as a “victory for reason and compassion”.
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