Downing Street is preparing to release the resignation honours list submitted by former Prime Minister Liz Truss, nine months after her tenure ended. The list, which includes honours for Truss's allies such as Matthew Elliott, Jon Moynihan, and Ruth Porter, who have been sent to the House of Lords, has been criticized by Labour as a 'slap in the face to working people.' Additionally, 11 Tory donors and cronies have been rewarded, but Mark Littlewood's peerage has been blocked. The timing of the release, alongside the New Year honours list, has been perceived as an attempt to minimize the focus on the list, and has led to criticism of Rishi Sunak as 'weak.' The honours have sparked outrage, with accusations of rewarding failure after Truss's brief 49-day tenure as Prime Minister. Prominent figures such as Kwasi Kwarteng and Therese Coffey from Truss's cabinet have been notably omitted from the list.
'It's like rewarding the captain of the Titanic for hitting an iceberg.' @carolvorders reacts to Liz Truss' resignation honours list. https://t.co/gzAn90hw8K
'She tanked the economy, blew up people's pensions and mortgages, and was quickly dispatched by her own party for shame.' As Liz Truss was granted a resignation honours list, despite being PM for less than 50 days, @ShelaghFogarty wonders if the system needs to change. https://t.co/HUYtPWvZXV
The Liz Truss honours list… what a laughable obscenity. Britain’s worst ever Prime Minister whose disastrous 44-day tenure tanked the country’s economy, gets to ‘reward’ her cronies with gongs & titles. Just absurd. https://t.co/BlwGNK2CD2
‘It stinks!’ Remainer outrage as Brexit backers given ‘tainted’ Resignation Honours by Liz Truss https://t.co/c6axkhZExt
Liz Truss gets to reward her cronies in a resignation honours list after only 44 days as Prime Minister https://t.co/ryVwKpGvbK
'Rewards for Liz Truss' failure?' @PaulBrandITV questions the former Prime Minister’s right to an honours list, despite her being the shortest lived leader. https://t.co/g8jDCU9dzp
Liz Truss’s resignation honours list is full of rewards for failure. It is proof positive of Rishi Sunak's weakness and a slap in the face to working people. https://t.co/7tCW2Mis5R
Rishi Sunak says “New Years honours list recognises those who have shown the highest commitment to selflessness and compassion” So how come Liz Truss gets to nominate anyone? #honourslist https://t.co/sAJRGJWcr0
Kwasi Kwarteng, Therese Coffey and the rest of Liz Truss's cabinet have missed out on getting gongs or places in the House of Lords as part of her resignation honours list Read more🔗 https://t.co/ryDZB03DM6
What the Tory party makes of Truss’s resignation honours Blog 👇 https://t.co/s6OBPi6FDt
Inside Liz Truss's honours as allies defend ex-PM's right to hand out peerages https://t.co/UUM2pKO2gS
Liz Truss's resignation honours list makes the best case I think I've ever seen for the abolition of the House of Lords and a complete overhaul of the honours system. Every single person on her list should be utterly ashamed to have said yes frankly. https://t.co/qjWqd6d5sP
'49 days, three peerages. Give me a break.' @AliMirajUK brands the honours system a 'disgrace', after Liz Truss's resignation honours list is revealed. https://t.co/JeQv6p6QJb
🔴 Liz Truss has rewarded Brexiteers and those personally loyal to her with peerages and other awards in her long-awaited resignation honours list https://t.co/GlrUzWwD3B
Truss honours sneaked out under cover of New Year as she ennobles donor and right wing think tankers for her record short term in office https://t.co/yZ1WHBdi9p what might they have got if it had been a success? https://t.co/PspZJzkUAV
'Rewards For Failure': Furious Backlash Erupts Over Liz Truss Resignation Honours https://t.co/oADcyG3bQB
Liz Truss resignation honours revealed as Kwarteng and cabinet miss out Read more🔗 https://t.co/Li7LasZA0O
Honours given out by Liz Truss should expire after 49 days https://t.co/GGR6cXostr
Liz Truss’s resignation honours list has finally been published, slipped out with the NY honours list to avoid headlines https://t.co/gY0k7B0CFb And as first revealed by The Sunday Times in November, Mark Littlewood has had peerage blocked https://t.co/vEv9gOzxTE
Liz Truss’s long-awaited resignation honours list has been branded a “slap in the face to working people” by Labour https://t.co/9aWx8vwnxF
What to make of the Liz Truss resignation honours? @DrHannahWhite @instituteforgov is spot on in this @breeallegretti @Geri_E_L_Scott write up in the @thetimes https://t.co/A8LthLzc7f https://t.co/CT22Uv8IE2
Former UK PM Liz Truss awards honours to allies and Brexit campaigners https://t.co/69wUrVnGMY https://t.co/mZBfNEoMGl
🚨 BREAKING: Liz Truss' resignation honours list Peerages: - Matthew Elliott (ran Vote leave campaign) - Jon Moynihan (chaired Brexit campaign group and donated to her leadership campaign) - Ruth Porter (Truss' Deputy Chief of Staff) + Knighthoods & damehoods for 4 Tory MPs
Liz Truss unveils resignation honours list https://t.co/iRRyv65zAW
Liz Truss supporters given honours in resignation list, as Labour slams awards as 'slap in the face' https://t.co/lE7lHEcAZ4
Liz Truss sends 3 allies to House of Lords in resignation honours list https://t.co/Dm86DMhEGj
BREAKING: Liz Truss's 'shameless' resignation gongs snuck out by Downing Street at exact same time New Year Honours confirmed https://t.co/3GSX038Peo
BREAKING: Liz Truss rewards 11 Tory donors and cronies in honours slipped out by 'weak' Rishi Sunak https://t.co/xyztmYvMPR
It will feel like an insult to many to see Liz Truss handing out peerages to friends and supporters after her short stint as prime minister. It looks like the political class dishing out rewards for failure at a time when many people are still suffering. https://t.co/CbdNjirs8y
Exclusive: Downing St is finally planning to publish Liz Truss’s resignation honours list — nine months after the former prime minister submitted it. No 10 officials are believed to have been discussing slipping out the names alongside the separate new year honours list 1/3 https://t.co/HoZTggGQpA