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Knighthoods for MPs rise eightfold under Conservatives
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jun 24, 2024 10:03am |
| Category | Strategy |
| News Date | Nov 25, 2023 01:30pm |
| Description | The Conservatives have presided over more than an eightfold increase in the number of serving MPs being awarded knighthoods and damehoods, The Telegraph can reveal.
The findings have sparked allegations of “cronyism” and claims that a “broken” honours system is being used as a “political tool” by prime ministers to try to win the support of mutinous MPs.
According to an analysis by this paper, at least 96 sitting MPs have been given knighthoods or damehoods since the Tories came to power in 2010.
In comparison, when Labour were in government over a similar period between 1997 and 2010, only 11 sitting MPs were given such honours. |
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