Boris and the scumbag 'nasty party' are intending to stuff the HoL with yet more cronies. Cronies who have 'paid' for their title by large donations to the 'nasty party'. Boris Johnson to trigger cronyism row by awarding peerage to billionaire Tory Brexiteer donor Ex-party treasurer Peter Cruddas, one of the City’s richest men, is revealed to be on a list of nominees Rob Merrick Deputy Political Editor @Rob_Merrick 13 hours ago Peter Cruddas gave Vote Leave £1.5m and has also donated more than £3.5m to the Tories ( Rex ) Boris Johnson is poised to trigger a cronyism row by handing a peerage to a billionaire Conservative party donor and Brexit backer. Peter Cruddas, one of the City’s richest men, is on a list of nominees for the controversial dissolution honours to be handed out this month, Sky News revealed. A self-made businessman, Mr Cruddas was one of the founders of the Vote Leave campaign, gave it £1.5m for the 2016 referendum – and has also donated more than £3.5m to the Tories. He was among the major donors to Mr Johnson’s Tory leadership campaign last year, telling one interviewer: “I’m going to give him some money and back him.” Mr Cruddas is a former party treasurer, as is Michael Spencer – a second billionaire Conservative donor expected to be handed a seat in the House of Lords. Earlier, it was revealed that Mr Johnson has reached out across Brexit divide, by also nominating former chancellors Ken Clarke and Phillip Hammond for peerages. The peerages have been held up by a vetting process, amid a blizzard of leaks about the names put forward by both the big political parties. They are being considered by the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HoLAC), which probes financial interests and other potential controversies. Another major row surrounds Labour’s nomination of John Bercow, despite detailed allegations of bullying of Commons staff which he denies. Mr Cruddas, who founded the FTSE-250 financial services company CMC Markets, quit as Tory treasurer after cash-for-access allegations in The Sunday Times.
The sooner we abolish the HoL entirely and replace it with a directly ELECTED second chamber the better.
