The ex-PM, who was in office for 49 days, gives supporters and former aides honours, sparking criticism.
  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Ms Truss, who spent 49 days in office, nominated Conservative donor Jon Moynihan and ex-Vote Leave chief Matthew Elliott for seats in the Lords.

    Willie Sullivan, senior director for campaigns at the Electoral Reform Society, said: "It will feel like an insult to many to see Liz Truss handing out peerages to friends and supporters after her disastrously short stint as prime minister.

    Ms Truss, who campaigned to remain in the EU but later became a standard-bearer for the Brexit-supporting Tory right, said: “I am delighted these champions for the conservative causes of freedom, limited government and a proud and sovereign Britain have been suitably honoured.”

    Labour’s shadow Cabinet Office minister Jonathan Ashworth said: "This list is proof positive of Rishi Sunak’s weakness and a slap in the face to working people who are paying the price of the Tories crashing the economy.

    Deputy Lib Dem leader Daisy Cooper said: “Truss handing out gongs after blowing a hole in the public finances and leaving families reeling from spiralling mortgage costs calls this whole honours system into disrepute.”

    Ms Truss has also handed out OBEs to her former Downing Street special advisers Sophie Jarvis and Shabbir Merali - and her South West Norfolk constituency party chairman David Hills.

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  • TawdryPorker@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Liz Truss was probably my favourite PM. Hear me out.

    Every day of her premiership I got up out of bed in a good mood, couldn’t wait to hear the news about how she’d fucked the dog the day before. Through various circumstances that I’m not sharing with the internet she did cost me a considerable amount of cash when she crashed the economy but she was just so entertaining. And she didn’t hang around like a fart in a space suit like certain unelected PMs I could mention. The moment when the lettuce outlasted her and a hand came from off-screen and placed a tiara on its head is one of the lasting delights of the last few years.