Tag: the House of Lords
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Dishonourable Honours
One of the courtesies extended to outgoing prime ministers, is the convention of allowing them to submit a “resignation” honours list. This allows them to recommend to the Sovereign anyone they feel deserves something special. Beneficiaries have included friends, colleagues, heroes and supporters. This may sound terribly civilised, but prime ministerial recommendations are often controversial.…
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