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Michael Gove gets lifetime seat in UK’s House of Lords (www.politico.eu)
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Former Conservative Minister Michael Gove was handed a peerage in former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s resignation honors Friday, allowing him to sit for life in the House of Lords.

Other people handed a peerage include:

  • Former Conservative Chief Whip Simon Hart

  • Former Scotland Secretary Alister Jack

  • Former Transport Secretary Mark Harper

  • Ex-Attorney General Victoria Prentis

  • Former Tory Chief Executive Stephen Massey.

  • Ex-Chancellor Jeremy Hunt

  • Former Defense Secretary Grant Shapps

  • Former Home Secretary James Cleverly

  • Former Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell

  • Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride

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[–] 9 points 1 year ago

My heart lifted when I misread it as gets lifetime sentence. Oh well. Right wing grifting pays.

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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I hope he ruins his life as much as he ruined everyone else’s

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    [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    They really need to stop this shit of handing out peerages

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    [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    No mention of how he was always a massive Russophile, and how Dominic Cummings started out on the UK politics scene as his advisor after living in Russia.

    This cunt was a key part in getting the UK out of Europe at the behest of Russia.

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    [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I wonder if Michael Green or Corinne Stockheath will turn up to collect Shapps' award?

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    [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    "Hi, is that Guy Fawkes? I've got a little job for you"

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