Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds said large donations should not be an 'automatic pass' to knighthood.
Businessman Mohamed Mansour, who is also a senior treasurer at the party, was knighted for business, charity and political service.
“It shouldn’t be an automatic pass through from somebody who’s made a huge donation to a political party then being rewarded in that manner," she told Sky News.Credit: PA However, Ms Dodds said the public would “make their own minds up” on whether that was the true reason behind his knighthood. The timing of the announcement has raised eyebrows – although sources said it was linked to the need to make appointments to the Privy Council, including the new First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething.
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