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
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
These hilarious pictures capture a pack of Siberian huskies peering through a gate after their owner cut special spy holes for their eyes and noses. The curious Siberian huskies have become quite an attraction peering out at passers-by in their hometown of St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Their eyes and noses are often all seen in a … Read more
That takes the biscuit! Peer once ate a sweet treat that was 20 years old… and insists it tasted fine Lord Palmer told peers he once ate a ‘perfectly edible’ 20-year-old biscuit He claimed sell-by-dates are ‘far too cautious’ as he raised food waste concerns The crossbench hereditary peer later revealed the snack was a … Read more
The wife of Lib Dem peer Lord Marks with a ‘flagrant disregard for speed limits’ has been caught over the limit twice in five months. Lady Clementine Medina Marks has narrowly avoided a driving ban after she was repeatedly caught speeding. The 53-year-old now has 11 points on her licence – one point short of an automatic … Read more
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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
Tory peer Lord Forsyth condemns Netflix for refusing to warn viewers The Crown is fiction Lord Forsyth today waded into the row between Netflix and Oliver Dowden The former cabinet minister said Netflix should be brought to heel by Ofcom Viewers have criticised The Crown’s fourth season for depiction of monarchy By Jack Elsom For … Read more
Northern Irish peer Lord Maginnis, who once compared homosexuality to bestiality, faces 18-month BAN from the House of Lords for bullying gay MPs and abusing a parliamentary security guard By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 11:06 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 11:06 GMT, 3 December 2020 A Northern Irish peer is facing … Read more
Peer Lord Kilclooney denies being racist by describing US vice president-elect Kamala Harris as ‘the Indian’ – insisting he ‘is very fond of India myself’ Lord Kilclooney, 82, is the former deputy leader of the Ulster Unionist Party He previously deleted tweet calling Taoiseach Leo Varadkar a ‘typical Indian’ Ms Harris is an American whose mother … Read more