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Knighthood for sacked Attorney General Geoffrey Cox QC… and a £1million Conservative Party donor Geoffrey Cox was sacked from the Cabinet by Boris Johnson earlier this year MP and barrister reportedly provoked PM’s wrath ahead of reshuffle in February Guy Weston, a major donor of at least £1m to the party, is knighted for his … Read more
Lewis Hamilton was made a knight in the New Year Honours list last night – despite living in the tax haven of Monaco. The seven-time Formula 1 champion, 35, was honoured alongside stars, including actress Sheila Hancock who becomes a dame at the age of 87, and NHS workers who have battled the pandemic. Veteran … Read more
Lewis Hamilton WILL be awarded a Knighthood in New Year’s Honours – after the seven-time F1 champion said it would be his ‘happiest day ever’ if he was given a gong by the Queen Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s record seven F1 championships He was strongly linked to a knighthood but his tax affairs had … Read more
Calls for ‘Sir Lewis’ stall on the starting grid as seven-time world champion Hamilton faces wait over knighthood with Government now reluctant to honour active sportsmen with Sir Andy Murray declining to use title There has been a clamour for Hamilton to be recognised after his seventh F1 title Motorsport UK chairman David Richards is … Read more
Boris Johnson is at the centre of a ‘cronyism’ row after his brother was named on a list of 36 new peers in the House of Lords, alongside ex-Tory chancellors Ken Clarke and Philip Hammond and England cricketing legend Sir Ian Botham. The Government published its list of proposed peerages and political honours this afternoon, confirming … Read more
Jack Charlton’s brother has called for the 1966 World Cup winner to receive a posthumous knighthood. Tommy said it would be a ‘fitting tribute’ to the England legend, who died peacefully on Friday aged 85 after battling dementia and lymphoma. His appeal was echoed by celebrities and politicians, with former Liverpool star Ray Houghton branding … Read more
The failure to award World Cup winner Jack Charlton a knighthood before his death was last night branded an ‘absolute disgrace’. Pressure is now building for the much-loved former Leeds United defender and Republic of Ireland manager to be honoured posthumously. His death on Friday, aged 85, following a year-long fight with cancer, means another hero … Read more