The FT reports that former Tory Justice Secretary David Gauke has been proposed for a knighthood in the King’s annual birthday honours list:
“Conservatives proposed for knighthoods include David Gauke and Greg Hands. Gauke, a former justice secretary who chaired the Labour government’s independent review of sentencing, declined to comment.”
For the avoidance of doubt Tory sources insist this is not Badenoch’s doing. One of them says: “Kemi absolutely livid Labour nominated Gauke. She wouldn’t have him anywhere near any list. Starmer even snuck it through a random honours committee to stop Kemi vetoing it. He stood against the Conservatives, now he’s doing Labour’s bidding on sentencing and bagged himself a knighthood. Total Starmer stitch up.” What does this say about Prosper, the Gavin Barwell centrist movement to take over the Tory Party of which Gauke is vice–chairman…
The FT also reports that sacked minister Jim McMahon has been put up for a knighthood. Conciliation…
Speaking to Adam Boulton on Times Radio about kicking the Golders Green suspect, Heidi Alexander said:
“I thought that if I was in the shoes of that police officer, then if I’m honest, given the situation, and the fact that he had a backpack on his back, and they were worried about whether that might go off, I could, if I was a police officer, frankly, I could see myself having taken similar action.”