Liz Truss’s resignation honours list has finally been published. After much speculation – and some outrage she was even doing one in the first place – Downing Street has opted to put out the former prime minister’s resignation list to match with the annual New Year Honours list. The intention is pretty obvious: No. 10 hopes that the other list means there is less of a focus on Truss’s.
When it comes to who Liz Truss has chosen to honour, the list is fairly slim – and much shorter than Boris Johnson’s. Of course, this is in part because Truss was in power for a much shorter period of time than Johnson. Her 49-day premiership is why her list has been viewed as particularly contentious even before its publication.
The opposition will no doubt make hay of the fact Truss even put forward a list
In the end, the former prime minister has opted to honour longstanding allies, rather than focus on the key players from her brief time in 10 Downing Street.
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