Liz Truss resignation honours torn apart – ‘should be minimum tenure’

Labour would aim to abolish the House of Lords says Starmer

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss reportedly intends to nominate four allies to the House of Lords as part of her resignation honours list. As her premiership lasted just 49 days the move has sparked outrage, with a staggering 86 percent of Express.co.uk readers opposing her recommendations, a new poll has found.

Last month, The Sun reported that Ms Truss has nominated four new lifelong members of the House of Lords: long-term aide Ruth Porter, Brexit campaigner Matthew Elliott, Tory donor Jon Moynihan, and boss of the Institute of Economic Affairs Mark Littlewood.

A spokesperson for Ms Truss would not comment on the recommendations. However, a former advisor called for her “list of shame” to be withdrawn, telling The Sun it is “a final kick in the stomach to taxpayers who will now fork out millions of pounds in lifetime golden goodbye to donors and failed advisers”.

In a poll that ran from 11.30am on Tuesday, March 28, to 1.30pm on Wednesday, April 5, Express.co.uk asked readers: “Should Liz Truss be allowed to appoint resignation honours?”

Overall, 6,185 votes were cast, with the overwhelming majority, 86 percent (5,295 people), answering, “no”, compared to 14 percent (855 people) who said, “yes”, she should be allowed to. Just 35 people said they did not know.

Hundreds of comments were left below the accompanying article as readers debated her right to make nominations.

Many readers argued against Ms Truss having a resignation honours list, like username Seripha58, who wrote: “It’s disgusting that she could appoint honours.”

Another, username TVOReason, said: “There should be a minimum tenure for the likes of this.”

Username petemidlands added: “There should be no such thing as resignation honours, honours should be few and only given to the truly deserving that have done heroic or unselfish acts for others for no personal reward.”

However, a minority of readers thought that Ms Truss was entitled to make recommendations, with username snowleopard remarking: “Yes, it is part of her job contract.”

And username Old Mike of Leeds said: “Yes she should, it is in the rules.”

Meanwhile, some readers commented that the House of Lords should be abolished. Username onceproudtobebritish said: “The House of Lords should be disbanded, not added to.”

Source: Read Full Article