Brexit architects given life peerages in Liz Truss’ ‘shameful’ honours list
Tory MPs, loyal cronies, party donors, and Vote Leave officials will all receive honours - despite Liz Truss serving just seven weeks as PM.
Tory MPs, loyal cronies, party donors, and Vote Leave officials will all receive honours - despite Liz Truss serving just seven weeks as PM.
"All the cognitive powers of a lobotomised hazelnut", Mike Galsworthy said in response to the endorsement.
The Conservative former prime minister was among 20 MPs selected to bring forward private members bills.
It comes after the government's flagship Rwanda policy was ruled to be unlawful by the Supreme Court in a devastating blow to Rishi Sunak.
"If Sunak had any backbone, then he would block her honours list today... it's a kick in the teeth", Jonathan Ashworth said.
"The rallying cry of the Brexiteers was ‘broken Britain’. But their solution - to ‘take back control’ - ended up code for tear down the future.”
Still rallying against the left and standing by her vision for economic growth, Liz Truss' new book has already come in for criticism.
The book, due out in April, is titled Ten Years to Save the West.
Just in case anyone was still wondering where the Tories are on climate change, Liz Truss has been using private jets like an Uber service.
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