Truss faces backlash over peerages for allies after short-lived UK premiership
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Liz Truss, who served as UK Prime Minister for only 49 days, has provoked anger by giving peerages and other honors to 11 political allies.
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Truss rewarded key Brexit supporters and Conservative donors with seats in the House of Lords.
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Truss was entitled to submit an honors list when she resigned as Prime Minister in October 2022.
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Opposition politicians criticized Truss and current PM Rishi Sunak for allowing the controversial honors list to go ahead.
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The row follows a dispute between Sunak and former PM Boris Johnson over Johnson's own resignation honors list.