Exclusive: In letter declining proposed award, Tressa Burke, CEO of Glasgow Disability Alliance, accused government of ‘fuelling hatred’The head of one of Scotland’s foremost disability rights charities says she turned down an...
Read MoreMP Anneliese Dodds made a dame and former head of Labour Together thinktank Jonathan Ashworth a CBE Two of Keir Starmer’s closest allies have been named in the new year honours list.The former international development minister...
Read MoreMayor of London ‘truly humbled’ to be made a knight as authors, actors and sporting stars receive honoursSadiq Khan and Stephen Fry received knighthoods along with the former England manager Gareth Southgate while Emily...
Read MoreAuthor Jilly Cooper and actor Emilia Clarke also honouredThe singer Shirley Bassey, the England goalkeeper Mary Earps, the Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis and the Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke are among the...
Read MoreJohn Griffin, who gave £3m, and Tim Martin, who backed Vote Leave, among donors to receive knighthoodsAmanda Blanc and Mary Portas among business figures in listRishi Sunak is facing accusations of cronyism after at least seven...
Read MoreChris Bryant and Julian Lewis receive knighthoods while Michael Marmot gets Companion of HonourSir Michael Marmot, the world-leading expert on health inequalities, has been made a Companion of Honour in the new year honours,...
Read MoreBrian May and Grayson Perry are knighted, Denise Lewis is made a dame and Frank Skinner becomes MBEThe fashion designer Mary Quant, the Lionesses and the Queen guitarist Brian May are among those recognised in the first new year...
Read MoreFormer committee members tell Channel 4 News investigation of efforts made to persuade them to toe lineCurrent and former members of the government’s honours committees have said they faced pressure from Downing Street to...
Read MoreLabour leader Keir Starmer defends honour to former prime minister who led UK during Iraq warMore than half a million people have called on the government to rescind the knighthood given to Sir Tony Blair, but Keir Starmer has...
Read MoreCritics say legacy of 2003 Iraq invasion makes former PM unsuitable for Queen’s highest honourThe former Labour prime minister Tony Blair’s ennoblement this weekend, courtesy of the Queen, has been defended by the...
Read MoreAwards listed for 1,122 people, including tennis player Emma Raducanu and actor Daniel CraigLeading figures of science and medicine during the coronavirus pandemic have been feted in the Queen’s new year honours list,...
Read MoreTennis player Emma Raducanu, Olympians and Paralympians, and actor Daniel Craig also among 1,122 people receiving awards Leading figures of science and medicine during the coronavirus pandemic have been feted in the...
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