Ex-Tory minister Andrea Leadsom among Brexiteers receiving honours from the Queen 

Ex-Tory minister Andrea Leadsom, Vote Leave veteran Oliver Lewis and a £500,00 Tory-donating tycoon are among Brexiteers receiving honours from the Queen Former Tory minister Andrea Leadsom became a dame in Birthday Honours List Oliver Lewis, a veteran of the Vote Leave campaign, is made a CBE Will Adderley who was a donor to Leave … Read more

Ex-Tory treasurer Peter Cruddas gives party £500,000 after Boris Johnson makes him a peer

A multi-millionaire former Tory treasurer has donated £500,000 to the party this year, months after controversially being handed a seat in the House of Lords by Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister sparked a croynism row last December when he over-ruled objections to make Peter Cruddas, dubbed the  ‘City of London’s richest man’, a peer. At the time … Read more

Ex-Tory treasurer Peter Cruddas gives party £500,000 after Boris Johnson makes him a peer

A multi-millionaire former Tory treasurer has donated £500,000 to the party this year, months after controversially being handed a seat in the House of Lords by Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister sparked a croynism row last December when he over-ruled objections to make Peter Cruddas, dubbed the  ‘City of London’s richest man’, a peer. At the time … Read more

Prime Minister overrules his advisers to hand peerage to ex-Tory treasurer

Boris Johnson in crony storm: Prime Minister overrules his advisers to hand peerage to ex-Tory treasurer who was embroiled in donations-for-access scandal The Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided to ennoble City tycoon Peter Cruddas House of Lords Appointments Commission recommended he be turned down  It was claimed he offered access to then PM David Cameron … Read more

Disgraced ex-Tory treasurer who gave the party £3.5m made life peer

Boris Johnson is facing a cronyism row after he appointed a controversial ex-Tory treasurer as a life peer, overruling objections from an independent committee. Banker Peter Cruddas, who is worth a reported £860million, is a long time Conservative donor who has given the party more than £3.5million.  The so-called ‘City of London’s richest man’ has now been … Read more

Met police drop probe into ex-Tory Minister arrested on suspicion of raping Commons researcher

Met police drop probe into ex-Tory Minister arrested on suspicion of raping Commons researcher Met Police confirmed yesterday the case ‘did not meet the evidential test’ Friends of MP last night spoke of relief that the investigation had finished They have consistently insisted there is no truth to the allegations  By Brendan Carlin And James Heale … Read more

Ex-Tory press chief AMANDA PLATELL asks: should a Prime Minister’s consort wield so much power?

Some years ago, when I was head of communications for William Hague, then Tory Leader of the Opposition, he called me and other key advisers to a crisis meeting at his Yorkshire home. There were 12 of us at the dining table, including William’s wife Ffion, a highly-intelligent civil servant. But when Ffion offered her … Read more

Groping claims against ex-Tory MP thrown out by official inquiry

‘This has been two years of living hell’: Ex-Tory MP and Boris Johnson aide Ross Thomson says he can ‘draw a line’ after official inquiry throws out false claims he groped a Labour MP that ended his Westminster career Labour MP Paul Sweeney alleged he had been groped by Tory MP Ross Thomson Claims prompted … Read more

Ex-Tory leader William Hague replaces Prince George’s godfather on the board of their royal charity

Ex-Tory leader William Hague replaces Prince George’s godfather and William and Kate’s long-standing friend on the board of their royal charity William Hague to have new role after William and Kate re-organise Royal charity Former leader of the Conservative Party to replace Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton Lord Hague first worked with William on action against the illegal wildlife trade  … Read more