Honours system
Government refuses to release Lebedev peerage details despite MPs’ instruction
Commons told ministers to publish information after revelations of intelligence service concerns over businessman’s appointment
Peter Walker Political correspondent
12, May, 2022 @4:10 PM
When our honours system wasn’t such a joke | Letter
Letter: Jeremy Yapp remembers a time when innovation, vision, selflessness and hard work were rewarded
Letters
07, Mar, 2022 @5:03 PM
Just when No 10 wants to be taken seriously, it creates Sir Gavin Williamson | Marina Hyde
It’s hard to believe Boris Johnson will really crack down on Putin’s cronies, when he’s just knighted one of his own, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Marina Hyde
04, Mar, 2022 @2:23 PM
Gavin Williamson – his blunders in full
Five incidents that explain why former Education Secretary’s knighthood has been condemned as a reward for failure
Peter Walker Political correspondent
03, Mar, 2022 @7:30 PM
Gavin Williamson awarded knighthood by Boris Johnson
MP presided over exams debacle after being sacked as defence secretary for alleged leak
Peter Walker Political correspondent
03, Mar, 2022 @5:15 PM
Fixer tells of meeting with Prince Charles’s aide to discuss Saudi honour
Prince’s Foundation middleman says in 2014 he attended talk about award for billionaire donor
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
20, Feb, 2022 @9:15 AM
Prince Charles could be called as witness in cash-for-honours investigation
Scotland Yard looking into allegations that the Prince’s Foundation charity offered help in securing a knighthood
Jamie Grierson and Vikram Dodd
16, Feb, 2022 @7:58 PM
The Queen is ill-advised in knighting Tony Blair | Letters
Letters: Sir Keir Starmer seems to have forgotten his principles, writes Keith Flett. How can the Queen be so out of touch, asks Dr Patrick Hoyte
Letters
05, Jan, 2022 @6:03 PM
'Sir Tony Blair'? How cheaply knighthoods come in our broken honours system | Simon Jenkins
Bestowing this award shows how urgently we need reform, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins
05, Jan, 2022 @9:27 AM
Speaker defends Tony Blair knighthood after backlash
Critics argue legacy of 2003 Iraq invasion makes former PM unsuitable for Queen’s highest honour
Vanessa Thorpe
01, Jan, 2022 @5:32 PM
Cabinet Office fined £500,000 over New Year honours list data breach
Regulator says safety of hundreds of individuals was jeopardised after their addresses were posted online
Dan Milmo Technology editor
02, Dec, 2021 @12:46 PM
Marcus Rashford says he will give MBE to his mum
England footballer vows to continue efforts to lift children out of poverty after receiving honour
Jem Bartholomew
09, Nov, 2021 @6:27 PM
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