‘It is utterly appalling that so many millionaire Tory party donors have been life peerages by Boris Johnson and his predecessors,’ SNP say
The Conservative Party, however, has denied any link between donations and peerage nominations, and speaking on, the international trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan suggested it was key to have a “rich mix” in the upper chamber.
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