It’s gongs galore today as Liz Truss’s resignation honours’ list is published alongside the traditional new years’ one. And while the former is attracting more comment than the latter, Mr S couldn’t help but note the inclusion of one Tory favourite. The Prime Minister is a well-known lover of a Jilly Cooper bonkbuster – so it’s perhaps no surprise that the Riders author finally gets her damehood. Others from the world of the arts on the list include Glastonbury’s Michael Eavis, who receives a knighthood, Leona Lewis gets an OBE while Shirley Bassey joins the Companion of Honour.
Naturally though, the focus of Westminster is on those recipients who work in SW1. Former Chancellor Sajid Javid receives a knighthood – some consolation perhaps on never winning the ultimate prize. Karen Bradley of Northern Ireland fame gets a damehood, with a hattrick of Tory knights created in David Davis, Liam Fox and Jeremy Quin.
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