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
The inquiry by the Electoral Commission into the funding of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street makeover has the potential to become the biggest investigation directly affecting No 10 since the New Labour ‘Cash for Honours’ scandal. While the MPs’ expenses scandal involved senior ministers, No 10 was not directly implicated, and only a handful of backbench MPs … Read more
Rochelle Humes shared several throwback snaps with her mother, Roz Wiseman, on Sunday as she marked Mother’s Day on Instagram. The former Saturdays singer and TV presenter, 31, declared: ‘I love you endlessly,’ as she expressed gratitude for having such a wonderful parent. In a photo from her childhood, Rochelle sported a relaxed t-shirt and her … Read more
Kate Middleton and Prince William’s travel and logistics officer with ‘superb can-do attitude and great sense of humour’ is recognised in New Year’s Honours Member of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s, 38, staff has been recognised Tifare Alexander, born in Fiji, works as Travel and logistics officer for couple Has been made a Member of … Read more
Two centenarians led a roll call of national heroes in the New Year Honours. Anne Baker, 106, became the oldest person on record to receive an honour, after she dedicated 60 years to charity fundraising. Ruth Saunders, 104, was recognised after she walked a marathon to raise money for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance. They … Read more
Antonio Banderas, 60, dons a protective face mask as he honours the Virgin of Hope statue in Malaga with presenter Maria Casado By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 02:10 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 02:10 GMT, 19 December 2020 Antonio Banderas honoured the Virgin of Hope statue at Archicofradía de la Esperanza in Malaga, Spain, with presenter … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer slaps down shadow education secretary Kate Green for labelling the UK honours system ‘offensive’ and ‘divisive’ as he says his knighthood means the ‘absolute world’ to him Shadow education secretary Kate Green criticised the current honours system She said use of language associated with British empire ‘divisive’ and ‘offensive’ But Sir Keir … Read more
A senior Labour MP has sparked outrage after slamming the Queen’s honours system as ‘offensive’ because awards reference the British Empire – even though she has an OBE herself. Kate Green claimed there was no justification for ‘branding’ the gongs in colonial terms as ‘it’s offensive’ and could be ‘hurtful to people’ – and has called … Read more
Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey honours local Australian heroes for keeping their communities and wildlife safe during last year’s devastating bushfires By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 21:27 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 21:28 GMT, 22 November 2020 Matthew McConaughey has honoured local Australian heroes for keeping the public healthy and protecting the … Read more
‘It’s a great excuse!’ Lorraine Kelly admits she got ‘extremely drunk’ to celebrate being made a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 11:11 BST, 12 October 2020 | Updated: 11:11 BST, 12 October 2020 It was announced on Friday that she has been made a CBE in the Queen’s … Read more