Even out of office, she’s still causing chaos. Details of Liz Truss’s resignation honours list have been leaked to the Sun this afternoon, with the newspaper reporting that the former Tory leader is considering awarding at least four peerages to mark her 49-day premiership. The names in the frame for Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister are allegedly Mark Littlewood of the Institute of Economic Affairs, Matthew Elliott of Vote Leave, Brexit donor Jon Moynihan and Ruth Porter, Truss’s former No. 10 deputy chief of staff. Talk about a Tufton Street mafia…
The suggested names are being billed by Truss’s allies as a ‘modest’ resignation honours list despite calls for her to forgo the traditional handing out of gongs. It’s certainly more modest than Boris Johnson’s own proposed resignation honours list, which has been delayed amid rows with the House of Lords authorities about the suitability of some of those proposed. There have also been reports that the list of names has been cut down from more than 100 to around 60 – raising the question as to which patrons and cronies will be cut from the final submission.
Britain’s best politics newsletters
You get two free articles each week when you sign up to The Spectator’s emails.
Already a subscriber? Log in
Comments
Join the debate, free for a month
Be part of the conversation with other Spectator readers by getting your first month free.
UNLOCK ACCESS Try a month freeAlready a subscriber? Log in