Scottish secretary Alister Jack under consideration for post-election dissolution honours
A Conservative cabinet minister who admitted placing three bets on the date of the general election is in line for a peerage as part of Rishi Sunak’s final honours list, theAlister Jack, the Scottish secretary who stood down as an MP when the election was called, had been considered for inclusion in a dissolution honours list compiled in recent weeks, according to sources familiar with the process. The list is set to be published soon after Thursday’s vote.
“It’s just quite extraordinary that, having criticised Liz Truss for giving some of her team gongs for failure, they’re going to do the exact same thing,” said one source.The news comes amid private complaints about Sunak’s decision to call an early election, which appeared to take many of the Conservative party’s own officials by surprise.
One of the central figures in the betting row is also understood to have been removed from the forthcoming honours list.Craig Williams, Sunak’s parliamentary aide, was under investigation by the commission Last week, Jack denied BBC reports that he had won £2,100 on an election bet, suggesting he had been joking about the idea. He later released a statement saying he had “not breached any gambling rules”.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Who could replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader if he loses the election?Likely contenders for party’s sixth leader in eight years could depend partly on who survives a big defeat
Read more »
Tory leadership hopefuls ‘already lobbying’ to replace SunakSources say contenders jostling for support amid fears of historic wipeout in election
Read more »
Chaotic resignation of Scottish Tory leader may hasten split from UK ConservativesIdea of Scottish Tories reforming as new centre-right party more attuned to region’s political landscape gaining force
Read more »
Sunak urges voters not to give Starmer ‘blank cheque’ as he launches Tory manifestoPrime minister promises series of tax cuts but his party’s election policies contain little in the way of surprises
Read more »
Sunak urges voters not to give Starmer ‘blank cheque’ as he launches Tory manifestoPrime minister promises series of tax cuts but his party’s election policies contain little in the way of surprises
Read more »
Rishi Sunak to publish Tory manifesto as party ads warn of Labour getting ‘massive’ majority’Conservative manifesto expected to announce cut in national insurance and measures to help people buy homes
Read more »