THE OBSERVER: Shadow front bencher says Keir Starmer would not have resignation honours after ‘appalling spectacle’ of ex-prime minister ‘rewarding cronies’
Labour last night promised there would be no resignation honour’s list issued by Keir Starmer if he were to become prime minister, as outrage grew over the list of peerages, knighthoods and other rewards showered by Liz Truss on those associated with her disastrous 49 days in office.
Shadow leader of the House, Lucy Powell, told the Observer: “The appalling spectacle of Truss rewarding her cronies for helping her crash the economy and cause mortgage misery for millions demeans politics.
“Keir Starmer has made clear he would not have a resignation honours list. A Labour government will clean up politics, including banning second jobs for MPs and rooting out cronyism.”
Powell also said that Labour would look at ways to rescind peerages in certain cases such as that of Michelle Mone, who recently acknowledged for the first time that she lied when she denied repeatedly having been involved with a company that made millions of pounds in profits from UK government PPE deals during the pandemic. » | Toby Helm | Saturday, December 30, 2023
