Posted 12/29/2023, 10:30:00 PM
Truss Resignation Honors List Rewards Brexit Backers and Loyal Allies
- Ousted PM Liz Truss granted resignation honors list including peerages for Brexit architect Matthew Elliott and Tory donor Jon Moynihan
- Moynihan donated around £700,000 to Tories and Brexit campaigns
- List also includes honors for Truss allies and advisers like Ruth Porter and Shabbir Merali
- Truss says honorees are "champions for conservative causes of freedom and sovereign Britain"
- Critics accuse Truss of rewarding failure and cronies; Sunak criticized as "weak" for approving list