| 单词 | peerage |
| 例句 | “I forgive you, child. We in the peerage are forgiving. Your poor mother used to be known for her ill breeding too.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Lords produced lords—not because peerage was hereditary, but because intelligence was. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I knew a little from our infrequent stays with Baron Greyfallow, and thought I was quite genteel enough without having to memorize forms of address, table manners, and the elaborate snarled rankings of the peerage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In a plot that broadly equates the hypocritical cultures of the thug and the capitalist, Mack commits heinous crimes and not only escapes punishment for them but even receives a lifetime peerage for his trouble. Stanley Chase Dies at 87; Gave New York Macheath 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z To her surprise, even members of the fashion peerage were swept up in the drama. | Fall Fashion: Need a Pick-Me-Up? Try Boots. 2010-08-23T21:59:00Z The fictional Kingdom of Redonda is something of a running in-joke among European artists, who occupy the throne and make up most of its peerage. Javier Marías, to Many the Greatest Living Spanish Novelist, Dies at 70 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Hermione Lee, in her biography of Wharton, put the number who married into the British peerage at about 100, “several of them connected to Wharton.” Heiresses of Wharton?s Era in Fashion on Her 150th Birthday 2012-01-19T23:18:19Z So, congratulations Mr Brown/Cameron/Clegg, and don't forget us when it comes around to dishing out life peerages. What does David Cameron's speech taste like? 2010-04-30T23:30:00Z This led the Crown to grant peerages to a number of people of color, including Simon’s family. Review: ‘Bridgerton’ Is a Sparkly Period Piece With a Difference 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Evans accepted a life peerage and stepped down as chairman, in 2002, to serve as a whip in the House of Lords before becoming an investment banker; he died in 2016. The Unlikely History of Faber & Faber 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Ms. James was 42 when she launched a literary career that would bring her critical acclaim, a life peerage and millions of fans worldwide. P.D. James, who brought a gritty realism to the British detective novel, dies at 94 However, like the A-list authors in Harold Bloom’s “The Western Canon,” Burke’s intellectual peerage will probably provoke arguments over who’s in and who isn’t. Review | My nightstand runneth over: A proud nerd recommends new intellectual and cultural histories 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z It was she who elevated Mr. Thomas to the peerage, and he, in turn, played a behind-the-scenes role in her administration. Hugh Thomas, Prodigious Author of Spanish History, Dies at 85 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z One of the more colourful tall tales insisted that Cunningham was in fact the heir to a peerage. The Levellers take it to the next level ? the return of crusty 2011-02-17T23:21:01Z Here are some examples of aristocratic immersion, no peerage required: ‘Downton Abbey’ merchandise 2013-12-31T22:34:27Z She refused an invitation to stand as parliamentary candidate in Grimsby in succession to her husband, declined a life peerage and instead resumed her career in journalism. Susan Crosland obituary 2011-02-28T19:00:53Z The Liberal Democrats are calling for Lord Cameron's peerage to be blocked, referring to his lobbying for collapsed finance company Greensill Capital. David Cameron vows to support Rishi Sunak after surprise cabinet comeback 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Lord Lebedev, who also owns the Independent newspaper, was nominated for a peerage in July 2020 by Mr Johnson and sits as a crossbench peer. Call for transparency after Covid advert 'bung' claim 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z In June, Lord Bailey, who was given a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list, apologised "unreservedly" for the 14 December event, describing it as a "serious error of judgement". Fines to be issued for Covid Christmas party at Tory HQ 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Ms Dorries first announced she was quitting Parliament in June, after it was confirmed she would not be getting a peerage in former prime minister Boris Johnson's resignation honours list. Rishi Sunak 'grateful' for Nadine Dorries's time as Tory MP 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Ms Dorries said she would stand down "with immediate effect" in June in protest at not receiving a peerage. Nadine Dorries should lose Tory whip - Lib Dem leader Davey 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The former prime minister has been appointed foreign secretary and accepted a peerage to take the post. David Cameron vows to support Rishi Sunak after surprise cabinet comeback 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Ms Dorries announced in June she would quit after she failed to receive a peerage, but she is yet to formally do so. Nadine Dorries has 'abandoned' Mid Bedfordshire voters - council 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z When she announced her departure from the Mid Bedfordshire seat, she said she wanted answers first as to why she had not been given a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list. 'Dosser Dorries' signs 'embarrassing' - Mid Beds Conservative Association 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Ms Dorries said she was standing down as the MP for Mid Bedfordshire in June but later said she would not formally resign until she got more information about why she was denied a peerage. Nadine Dorries faces move to force her out of Parliament 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z But she later said she would not resign until she got more information about why she was denied a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list. Nadine Dorries not doing MP's job properly, says Rishi Sunak 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The Conservative politician announced last month she would quit after she failed to receive a peerage, but she is yet to formally do so. Nadine Dorries urged to quit as MP by Flitwick Town Council 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z At 30 years old, she is the youngest person ever to be given a life peerage, which are nominated by prime ministers, opposition leaders and other party leaders. Charlotte Owen: Ex-Boris Johnson adviser joins Lords as youngest peer 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The list, approved nine months after Mr Johnson’s resignation, included 38 honours and seven peerages. Boris Johnson nominee joins Lords as youngest peer 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z "Of course we are going to lose. In one it is about lies. The other about drugs. And the third about not getting a peerage. How do you defend any of that?" Chris Mason: Tory gloom ahead of triple by-election test 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Mr Wragg suggested Ms Dorries had threatened to use "the platform of the Commons and indeed her own television programme to get to the bottom of why she hadn't been given a peerage". Nadine Dorries referred to authorities over messages to officials 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z A mayor has defended his peerage given by Boris Johnson and said his preferred title was not allowed. Tees Valley Mayor: Ben Houchen defends peerage 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Some opposition MPs had questioned whether he should be given a peerage while an investigation into claims of "corruption" at the Teesworks development is ongoing. Charlotte Owen: Ex-Boris Johnson adviser joins Lords as youngest peer 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z The former cabinet minister previously said she would not resign until she got more information about why she was denied a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list. Nadine Dorries misses deadline for July by-election 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Ahead of the rate decision, she said: "Instead of squabbling over peerages and parties and ruling out any action on mortgages, the Tories should be taking responsibility and acting now." Interest rates set to rise for 13th time in a row 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z The Act bans the sale of peerages or any other honours, such as knighthoods. Nadine Dorries referred to authorities over messages to officials 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z There would be a question over who might take a peerage while having to commit themselves to abolishing it within five years. Labour plans to expand Lords despite abolition pledge 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Charlotte Owen was among several allies of the ex-prime minister who were given life peerages in his resignation honours list. Charlotte Owen: Ex-Boris Johnson adviser joins Lords as youngest peer 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z He said it had been made because he had been "effective in exposing the complainant's weakness as a minister and exposing problems with her own record, which might militate against her being accorded a peerage". SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z However, Hannah White from the Institute for Government think tank told Today said they "would retain, in theory, the title of the peerage". Jingle & Mingle party: Shaun Bailey should consider turning down peerage, says Tory MP 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Ms Dorries initially announced she was standing down as an MP with "immediate effect", but later said she will not resign until she gets more information on why she was denied a peerage. Nadine Dorries referred to authorities over messages to officials 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z The former Conservative candidate for London mayor said it was for others to decide if he should keep his peerage after a video surfaced of his staff partying in lockdown. Bailey on Partygate video: I apologise again unreservedly 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z Mr Johnson's honours list was criticised by opposition parties for handing out peerages to his "cronies". Charlotte Owen: Ex-Boris Johnson adviser joins Lords as youngest peer 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Mr Bailey was given a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list. Video emerges of Tory staff partying during Covid 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Mr Bailey is set to become a lifetime member of the Lords, after Boris Johnson nominated him for a peerage. Jingle & Mingle party: Shaun Bailey should consider turning down peerage, says Tory MP 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z As a result, she is now saying that although it's "absolutely her intention to resign", she wants to get more information on why she was denied a peerage first. Nadine Dorries: What happens next in Mid Bedfordshire seat? 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Departing prime ministers have the right to propose candidates for a place in the Lords, known as a peerage, but candidates must resign their seats in the House of Commons if they hold them. Boris Johnson Misled Parliament Over Covid Lockdown Parties, Report Says 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z In June, the government confirmed Mr Johnson had nominated seven people for life peerages in his resignation honours list. Charlotte Owen: Ex-Boris Johnson adviser joins Lords as youngest peer 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Former cabinet minister Nadine Dorries has said she will not resign until she gets more information on why she was denied a peerage. Nadine Dorries delays resignation until peerage information is released 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Mr Sunak said last week that he was not prepared to do what Mr Johnson wanted over peerages, adding: "If people don't like that, then tough." PMQs: Keir Starmer attacks Rishi Sunak over Boris Johnson honours list 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The former culture secretary said she had been vetted for the peerage, but because six months had passed, her checks had expired. Nadine Dorries says sinister forces stopped her peerage 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Last month, the former Tory minister said she had "never officially been told" she was in line for a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours list. Dorries 'never officially told' about a peerage 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The list was controversial, with some arguing Lord Bailey should decline his peerage over a lockdown party for his staff in December 2020, which is being reinvestigated by the Metropolitan Police. Charlotte Owen: Ex-Boris Johnson adviser joins Lords as youngest peer 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z Nigel Adams, one of Mr Johnson's other close allies, stood down as an MP on Monday, following reports his name was also removed from the list of approved peerages. Nadine Dorries delays resignation until peerage information is released 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z "So why has the Tory party spent this last week arguing over which of them gets a peerage?" PMQs: Keir Starmer attacks Rishi Sunak over Boris Johnson honours list 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Under the UK system, outgoing prime ministers can ask the monarch to bestow peerages, knighthoods, and other honours on any number of people of their choosing. Knighthood for Boris Johnson's father not wise, says minister 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Traditionally speakers are given a place in the House of Lords when they retire, although Sir Lindsay's predecessor, John Bercow was not granted a peerage. Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle opposes Labour's Lords plans 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z He said that Tory leaders have handed peerages to "lackeys and donors". Labour plans to abolish the House of Lords 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z Ms Dorries is thought to have been nominated for a peerage in Mr Johnson's resignation honours list, though her appointment is believed to have been delayed to avoid triggering a by-election. Nadine Dorries writing book about downfall of Boris Johnson 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The SNP Westminster leader also asked the PM about reports that Boris Johnson's resignation honours list would include peerages for four Tory MPs. SNP: Williamson loss ‘self-inflicted’ by PM 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z In October, Dame Foster was also nominated for a peerage. Arlene Foster receives damehood at Windsor Castle 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z A Conservative donor given a lifetime peerage so he could be a minister has been sacked from the government after just 26 days. Jacob Rees-Mogg's ex business partner Dominic Johnson sacked as minister 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Concerns have also been raised about some of the peerages issued by former prime ministers including Boris Johnson, notably the peerage of Lord Lebedev. Labour plans to abolish the House of Lords 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z In 1999, she became the first woman in Northern Ireland to be given a life peerage, making her Baroness Blood of Blackwatertown. May Blood: Trade unionist and former Labour peer dies aged 84 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z “It is entirely proper for a prime minister and opposition parties to put forward names for a political peerage list.” The House of Lords is a bloated relic. Boris Johnson could make it bigger. 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z They can also recommend peerages - where someone becomes a member of the House of Lords. What does the prime minister actually do? 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z However, he will now be able to keep his House of Lords peerage for life. Jacob Rees-Mogg's ex business partner Dominic Johnson sacked as minister 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z The media mogul and son of an ex-KGB agent was given a life peerage in 2020 but has spoken just once on the floor of the House. Labour plans to abolish the House of Lords 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z The appointment has been shrouded in controversy after The Sunday Times newspaper alleged security services withdrew an assessment that the peerage posed a national security risk after the prime minister intervened. Boris Johnson says meeting with ex-KGB agent Alexander Lebedev was social event 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z In 2006 he took up a life peerage in Britain's House of Lords, where he sat until his death. OBITUARY David Trimble, Northern Irish hardliner turned consensus-builder dies at 77 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z "He said he wanted to be chairman of a 'friend of' group and was candid that such chairmen usually got a knighthood or a peerage and that he wanted one," she wrote. Tory minister Lord Agnew pressed for key role for donor, says ex-MP 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The paper said the commission that vets peerage appointments had advised against granting Mr Lebedev a seat on security grounds, but that assessment was withdrawn after Mr Johnson personally intervened. Boris Johnson: Did his time as London mayor foreshadow his demise? 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Mr Johnson has also faced accusations that he has proposed several Conservative MPs for peerages but told them to delay accepting them to prevent triggering by-elections. Labour plans to abolish the House of Lords 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z MPs are investigating Mr Johnson's award of a peerage to Mr Lebedev's son. PM 'thinks' he reported oligarch meeting, MPs told 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Controversy surrounds that appointment, since The Sunday Times alleged that the peerage was granted despite a warning from the security services that it posed a national security risk. Boris Johnson met Russian oligarch Lebedev without aides 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z A former Tory MP claims a government minister pressed her to help advance a party donor seeking a knighthood or peerage, court documents have revealed. Tory minister Lord Agnew pressed for key role for donor, says ex-MP 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z But, when asked if he had ever wanted a peerage, Mr Lewis replied: "Yeah. I just got turned down again a couple of weeks ago, actually." Martin Lewis says he was rejected by House of Lords 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Mr Lewis said he had been invited to apply for a peerage again in the future. Martin Lewis: I just got turned down for a peerage 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The Sunday Times said the security services' assessment of the peerage was withdrawn after a personal intervention by Mr Johnson, who is a long-time friend of Lord Lebedev. PM 'thinks' he reported oligarch meeting, MPs told 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z However he retained his peerages, including the dukedom of York which was granted to him in 1986. Prince Andrew: Duke of York could lose title if bill becomes law 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Prime Minister Boris Johnson has denied intervening over Lord Lebedev's peerage, after reports security services changed their advice after he got involved. Evgeny Lebedev: Ministers withhold security advice over appointment 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z The last time that was done was in 1917, when the Titles Deprivation Act allowed various British nobles with German connections to lose their peerages during World War I. York strips a title from Prince Andrew. But it’s hard to take ‘Duke of York.’ 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z The prime minister's former aide Dominic Cummings has said the prime minister was made aware of security service concerns about the plan to award the peerage. Deadline for publishing Lebedev peerage documents missed 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Lord Bew also denied trying to block the peerage, saying rather than warning against appointing him, the committee merely warned about a public backlash. Evgeny Lebedev peerage was 'special case', says chair of vetting committee 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The party also wants the publication of all relevant emails and the minutes of any meetings at which the peerage was discussed. Push to release Lord Lebedev peerage security advice 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z One MP tells me whips were told in no uncertain terms that many not prepared to vote to conceal internal evidence on the security advice around the peerage - and whether PM overruled it. Partygate fines show Boris Johnson ‘a proven liar’, says shadow minister – UK politics live 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Mr Johnson, who was backed by Lord Lebedev's Evening Standard newspaper when he was London mayor, nominated his friend for a peerage in 2020 for philanthropy and services to the media. Senior Tory MP criticises Boris Johnson over Lebedev peerage 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, Lord Bew, chair of the House of Lords Appointment Committee, which approves peerages, denied it had tried to block Lord Lebedev being given a seat in the Lords. Deadline for publishing Lebedev peerage documents missed 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The decision to grant Lord Lebedev a peerage was hugely controversial. Labour pushes for guarantees over Lebedev peerage 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Advice issued by the prime minister's private office to the committee that vets peerages is confidential. Push to release Lord Lebedev peerage security advice 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Another headache for PM today… Understand some Tory MPs feel “deeply uncomfortable” about voting against Labour’s motion this afternoon, which asks govt to release information revealing whether PM ignored security concerns over Evgeny Lebedev’s peerage. Partygate fines show Boris Johnson ‘a proven liar’, says shadow minister – UK politics live 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Last week, the Sunday Times reported that, in March of that year, the House of Lords Appointments Commission - which vets peerage nominations - had advised Mr Johnson against the move. Senior Tory MP criticises Boris Johnson over Lebedev peerage 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Deputy PM Dominic Raab told her that peerages were vetted by House of Lords. Rayner queries security warnings over Lebedev peerage 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z But the PM has denied he intervened to ensure Lord Lebedev's peerage. No-one raised security concerns over Lord Lebedev with me, says Michael Gove 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Lord Lebedev, who owns the Independent and London Evening Standard, was given a peerage in July 2020, for philanthropy and services to the media, after being nominated by Mr Johnson. Push to release Lord Lebedev peerage security advice 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Last week, the Sunday Times reported that in March 2020, the commission that vets peerage appointments advised Prime Minister Boris Johnson against granting Mr Lebedev a seat in the House of Lords on security grounds. Evgeny Lebedev: I am not some agent of Russia 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Sir Bernard made his comment about Lord Lebedev's peerage on 8 February this year, as the Commons standards committee grilled Parliament's Director of Security, Alison Giles, in a session held behind closed doors. Senior Tory MP criticises Boris Johnson over Lebedev peerage 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z The Sunday Times claimed that in March 2020, the commission that vets peerage appointments advised the prime minister against granting the newspaper owner a seat in the House of Lords due to security concerns. Boris Johnson denies intervening over Evgeny Lebedev peerage 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The newspaper said that in March 2020, the commission that vets peerage appointments advised the prime minister against granting the newspaper owner a seat in the House of Lords, due to security concerns. No-one raised security concerns over Lord Lebedev with me, says Michael Gove 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z Johnson’s office said all peerages are vetted by an appointments commission, and Johnson denied intervening to overrule concerns about Lebedev. Stung by criticism, UK’s Johnson speeds up Russia sanctions 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z The commission can advise but has no veto over peerage appointments, which are ultimately decided by prime minsters and formalised by the Queen. Evgeny Lebedev: I am not some agent of Russia 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z A government spokesperson said: "All individuals nominated for a peerage are done so in recognition of their contribution to society and all peerages are vetted by the House of Lords Appointments Commission." Ukraine war: Investigate claim PM intervened to help Evgeny Lebedev get peerage, says Starmer 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z Mr Johnson, who ultimately decides who gets a peerage, is said to have responded to the advice by claiming it was "anti-Russianism". Boris Johnson denies intervening over Evgeny Lebedev peerage 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z But Mr Johnson, who ultimately decides who gets a peerage, is said to have responded to the advice by claiming it was "anti-Russianism". No-one raised security concerns over Lord Lebedev with me, says Michael Gove 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z The police said on Wednesday that they had enough evidence to open a formal investigation of whether the foundation violated a 1925 law that prohibits the sale of peerages or other royal honors. Queen’s Jubilee Year Just Started, but Bad News Hasn’t Stopped for Royals 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Lord Lebedev, the owner of the Independent and the London Evening Standard newspapers, was given a peerage in July 2020, for philanthropy and services to the media, after being nominated by Mr Johnson. Evgeny Lebedev: I am not some agent of Russia 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z "I'm demanding the government take that peerage away from him," said Mr B. Lord Ahmed: Victim calls for peer to lose title 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Tony Blair, who served as British prime minister from 1997 to 2007, was questioned by police in what became known as the “cash for peerages” scandal. Downing Street gatherings during U.K. lockdowns ‘difficult to justify,’ report finds 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z The investigation was into allegations that peerages were given out in return for donations. Downing Street parties: What is the police investigation? 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z He was given a life peerage as Baron Hughes of Woodside. Labour anti-apartheid stalwart Lord Bob Hughes dies aged 90 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z In the case of peerages, the House of Lords Appointments Commission vets the list. Guide to the Honours 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z London's Metropolitan Police "has received correspondence relating to media reports concerning the awarding of peerages. At this time, we are considering the contents of the correspondence," it said, giving no further details. UK police looking into House of Lords appointments issue 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z He said Mr Johnson should confirm he will not nominate Mr Paterson or any other MPs who have been handed suspensions for a peerage. Owen Paterson: MPs to debate standards reform following row 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has written to the body that considers nominations for peerages to argue that Mr Paterson should not be granted a peerage if Downing Street recommends him for one. Owen Paterson: MPs urged to approve suspension report 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z A man who was allegedly abused by Lord Janner as a child has called for the former Labour MP's peerage to be deleted from history. Lord Janner: Alleged victim calls for peerage to be reviewed 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z The commission is also involved in making recommendations for non-party affiliated peerages. Guide to the Honours 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Government ministers rejected accusations this was a symptom of corruption, saying people were offered peerages for other reasons, such as their philanthropic donations or business success. UK police looking into House of Lords appointments issue 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z He was reinstated to the party and awarded a peerage at the end of last year. Labour attacks watchdog over Lord Hammond's Saudi adviser job 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z He said it was "blindingly obvious" that there was a "concerted campaign" to prevent him from being given a peerage. Former Speaker and Conservative MP John Bercow joins Labour 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z A great-uncle was elevated to the peerage, and a second cousin shared the Nobel Prize with Alexander Fleming for penicillin. Apple employees circulate petition demanding investigation into "misogynistic" new hire 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z But because peerages are hereditary, on the day Philip died, his eldest son, Charles, inherited the title. Britain’s goodbye to Philip: A pared-down funeral, minute of silence and a solitary queen in a chapel 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z The opposition Labour Party has accused the Conservatives of being corrupt over the peerages affair and other scandals. UK police looking into House of Lords appointments issue 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z They may be used for royal declarations or the granting of titles such as peerages. Archie: Why is Meghan and Harry's son not a prince? 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z On his retirement as Speaker, Downing Street refused to put forward Mr Bercow's name for consideration for a peerage by the House of Lords Appointments Commission. Former Speaker and Conservative MP John Bercow joins Labour 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z In a tweet when she was nominated for a peerage, Baroness Hayman said she would be "a voice for the environment, animal welfare and for West Cumbria". New peer wears fake fur robes to take oath 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z He is now a baron, Lord Darroch of Kew, granted a peerage by Prime Minister Theresa May as compensation for falling on his sword. From Miner’s Grandson to Lord Darroch of Kew, With a Touch of Irony 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Rogers, 87, who was given a peerage by Tony Blair, will see his name removed from the firm of Rogers, Stirk, Harbour + Partners in the coming months as part of the practice’s constitution. Richard Rogers, one of UK's top architects, to retire 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z It was the former prime minister who nominated her for a peerage in 2014. The rise and rise of Dido Harding 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Ms Fox was nominated for a non-affiliated peerage by the House of Lords Appointments Commission as part of the recent Dissolution Honours list. Labour urges PM to block peerage over IRA comments 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Queen Elizabeth II confers peerages and the prime minister’s nominations are vetted by a House of Lords Appointments Commission. New Nominations to U.K. House of Lords Raise Old Concerns of Cronyism 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z He said: "I feel very honoured and humbled to be granted a peerage and a seat in the House of Lords." Ex-DUP MP Nigel Dodds given seat in House of Lords 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z He said, despite "a long-standing convention" of giving peerages to former Speakers, the matter was "best decided by other people". John Bercow 'sorry' not to receive peerage 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z Hating pomp and circumstance, deploring American and British inequality, he nonetheless accepted a knighthood and then a peerage. Robert May (1936-2020) and the Future of Scientific Research 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z In 1958, English papers broke a story about a “discrepancy” found in the peerage accounts by two leading authorities. The Surprisingly Old Science of Living as Transgender 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Fox herself is no fan of the institution she is now joining, having praised others for turning down peerages. New Nominations to U.K. House of Lords Raise Old Concerns of Cronyism 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z He named no names, but said it was "blindingly obvious" that there was a "concerted campaign" to prevent him from being given a peerage. Bercow says conspiracy against him over peerage 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick said there was "no obligation" on the prime minister to give Mr Bercow a peerage and the allegations against him need to be investigated. John Bercow 'sorry' not to receive peerage 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z And No 10 is also expected to nominate Ruth Davidson, the former Scottish Conservative leader, for a peerage too, the BBC reports. 'I have behaved foolishly and am truly sorry': Scottish finance secretary resigns - live news 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z There are reports that Mr Bercow has been nominated for a peerage by Labour. Bercow peerage would be 'scandal' - Leakey 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z But the timing of his peerage was awkward, coming a week after a parliamentary committee released a long-awaited report documenting how Russian money had corrupted British politics. New Nominations to U.K. House of Lords Raise Old Concerns of Cronyism 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick said the claims must be looked into, but there was "no obligation" on the Prime Minister to give Mr Bercow a peerage. Bercow says conspiracy against him over peerage 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Specifically, we made sure if you were an MP and you were potentially going to be offered a peerage, that anything that was alleged against you would be taken into account. Bercow 'categorically' denies bullying allegations 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z In the statement Bercow argues that he is entitled to a peerage, because it is conventional for retiring Speakers to go to the Lords, and he criticises No 10 for not giving him one. Brexit bill receives royal assent and becomes law – live news 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Getting a peerage would enable Mr Bercow to sit in the House of Lords - but he has suggested Downing Street is seeking to block his appointment to the upper chamber. Bercow peerage would be 'scandal' - Leakey 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z There was less debate about Mr. Johnson’s decision to recommend a peerage for his brother, Jo Johnson. New Nominations to U.K. House of Lords Raise Old Concerns of Cronyism 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z In an interview with the BBC's Broadcasting House programme, Mr Bercow said while "every Speaker for the last couple of hundred years" had received a peerage, he accepted there was no automatic entitlement to one. Bercow says conspiracy against him over peerage 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z There have been reports that the former Speaker - who previously sat as a Conservative MP - has been nominated for a peerage by the outgoing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Bercow 'categorically' denies bullying allegations 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z In the past it has been normal for Speakers to be given a peerage when they retire. Brexit: EU confirms talks on trade deal with UK won't start before end of February – live news 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Number 10 refused to comment on a tweet Mr Goldsmith wrote in 2012 describing the peerage system as "seedy lists of party apparatchiks". No 10 dismisses Goldsmith 'cronyism' claims 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The former culture secretary Nicky Morgan, who stood down as an MP, was re-appointed to the job, and simultaneously given a peerage. Boris Johnson will amend Brexit bill to outlaw extension 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z She is taking a peerage and will sit as a cabinet minister in the Lords. Johnson fills gaps in mini-government reshuffle 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z The former Speaker also criticised the government for failing to nominate him for a peerage. Bercow 'categorically' denies bullying allegations 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z "I am sure there are conversations that take place between politicians of all parties but certainly nobody's been offered a peerage," Boris Johnson said on Friday. Police 'assessing' call for peerage claim probe 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z "It is the first days of Parliament returning and already Boris Johnson is rewarding his cronies with peerages," she said. No 10 dismisses Goldsmith 'cronyism' claims 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z All previous Speakers have automatically been given peerages upon their retirement and sat in the House of Lords. John Bercow to bid farewell to Speaker's chair 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z But by historical convention, former Speakers can look forward to being given a peerage and elevated to the House of Lords. Who is John Bercow? 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z He was awarded a knighthood by Mrs Thatcher and a peerage by Tony Blair. Man behind 'Labour isn't working' poster dies 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Police say they are assessing two allegations of electoral fraud, after claims the Tories offered peerages to Brexit Party election candidates to persuade them to stand down. Police 'assessing' call for peerage claim probe 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z The self-styled "king of Hay" also issued his own speeches - including at Christmas - and awarded peerages. 'King of Hay' Richard Booth dies, aged 80 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Once upon a time, prime ministers historically accepted peerages after their retirement and saw out the remainder of their political lives in relative obscurity in the House of Lords. May to remain as an MP after leaving No 10 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Following the heated row there were reports the government would block Mr Bercow from getting a peerage - normally accorded to Speakers when they retire. Tory MP seeks support to remove Bercow 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Finney’s aversion to such accolades extended even to Britain’s own system of medals, knighthoods and peerages. Albert Finney, ‘Angry Young Man’ Who Became a Hollywood Star, Dies at 82 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z It's a tradition dating back 230 years that Commons Speakers are automatically given a peerage when they retire. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know this morning 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z They are then awarded a peerage at the request of the Commons, in a motion asking the Queen to "confer some signal mark of Her Royal favour upon" them. Speaker Bercow 'could be denied peerage' 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z So it is more than a little ironic that when Young, the great egalitarian, was offered a peerage in 1978, he took it. The myth of meritocracy: who really gets what they deserve? 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Her husband, the British screenwriter and director Christopher Guest, inherited his peerage in 1996 - but a change in the law meant he wasn't able to participate in the House of Lords for long. Jamie Lee Curtis: I've never had this much attention 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Neri then walked the class through the twenty-five levels of peerage in the United Kingdom. Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z If houses had pedigrees, this Georgetown home would belong in an American version of Debrett’s, the renowned peerage guide of Britain. Georgetown home was gathering spot for Washington’s elite 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Asked about the prospect of being denied a peerage when he retires, a spokeswoman for the Speaker declined to comment. Speaker Bercow 'could be denied peerage' 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z It is criticised as being too soft on the issue and regarded as compromised because Chakrabarti had just accepted a peerage. Labour’s antisemitism failure means it cannot be a credible critic of Israel | Hannah Weisfeld and Alex Sobel 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Shortly after Lord Haden-Guest became a peer, Tony Blair was elected prime minster on a manifesto which abolished hereditary peerages. Jamie Lee Curtis: I've never had this much attention 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z "The style and titles of a peerage are determined by letters patent," the minister said in a written answer. Gender neutral titles for Lords ruled out 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z After Tony Blair's Labour government removed the right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, Lord Carrington was given a life peerage, enabling him to stay in the House. Obituary: Lord Carrington 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Such is the anger with the Speaker at senior levels of government, it has been suggested he could be blocked from getting a peerage when he retires. Speaker Bercow 'could be denied peerage' 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z In Britain it’s the Order of Merit or a peerage. Depoliticize the Nation’s Highest Honor 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z He was one of 10 hereditary peers to accept a life peerage in 1999, allowing them to continue to attend the Lords. Queen's nephew seeks election to Lords 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Lady Augusta did not become Duchess of Sussex even though she called herself a princess and demanded a peerage, but never received one. First Duke of Sussex was unlucky in love 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z He was the only party leader of the Twentieth Century never to be offered a peerage. Jeremy Thorpe and the Devon connection 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z After crossing the floor and being given a peerage, Baron Temple-Morris sat as a Labour peer in the House of Lords for 17 years. Former MP Peter Temple-Morris dies aged 80 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Although by tradition speakers are elevated to the Lords, the decision to grant Lord Martin's peerage proved controversial, with some speculation the honour should be withheld. Obituary: Michael Martin 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z By tradition, Speakers are elevated to the Lords, but the decision to grant Lord Martin's peerage was controversial. Ex-Commons Speaker Lord Martin dies aged 72 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z He was later awarded the Nobel prize for his efforts to secure peace in the region and was awarded a life peerage in 2006. David Trimble: Ireland risks provoking paramilitaries over post-Brexit border 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Lord Sugar - who has a life peerage - quit the Labour party in 2015 citing "negative business policies". Calls for Sugar to 'delete' Corbyn tweet 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z She also vowed to end the "automatic entitlement" to a peerage for holders of high public office. Peers urged to retire to cut Lords size 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z In 2005, he was awarded a peerage, becoming a government minister without ever having been elected to parliament. Brexit is a 'nationalist spasm': Adonis resigns as infrastructure tsar 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z The commission is involved in making recommendations for non-party affiliated peerages. Guide to the Honours 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z The Earl's peerage was was created in 1922 for the Conservative prime minister, Arthur Balfour. Women could be Earl 'by changing gender' 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Lister received numerous honours and awards: a peerage, the Order of Merit and presidency of the Royal Society. Health: The war on germs : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z And she suggested senior police officers, judges and other public office holders should no longer automatically expect a peerage, although this would not apply to Bishops, who are selected under a different process. Peers urged to retire to cut Lords size 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z She named him to a peerage in 1981, and he served in the House of Lords as Baron Thomas of Swynnerton. Hugh Thomas, historian whose ‘Spanish Civil War’ was smuggled across borders, dies at 85 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z Two former cabinet ministers, Labour's Lord Blunkett and Conservative Lord Tebbit, said too many people were given peerages for offering support to the government of the day. House of Lords is 'London's best day-care centre' - BBC News 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Current law states that changing gender does "not affect the descent of any peerage". Women could be Earl 'by changing gender' 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Who, indeed, recalls the ermine-trimmed arguments that the British peerage produced to kill off Nick Clegg’s plan for an elected House of Lords in 2012? Dismayed by democracy? The alternative is far worse| Tom Clark 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Instead, he took a life peerage as Baron Armstrong-Jones to enable him to remain in the House. Obituary: Lord Snowdon - BBC News 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z He was granted a life peerage to the country's House of Lords in 2009, and in the same year was appointed the government's "enterprise champion", a role he still holds today. From The Apprentice to politics: it's not just Trump - BBC News 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z One-off announcements can also be made by the government to award peerages to people appointed as ministers who are not MPs. Is Nigel Farage heading for the Lords? - BBC News 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The Sunday Times reports the two other party leadership favourites would also back a peerage for Mr Farage. Make Farage a Lord, says UKIP contender Paul Nuttall - BBC News 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z The ex-director of civil rights group Liberty, who Labour recently nominated for a peerage, accused MPs of failing to see it is "time for change". Jeremy Corbyn 'mugged' by Labour MPs - Baroness Chakrabarti - BBC News 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z He was among a host of former Downing Street aides controversially given peerages after Mr Cameron quit No 10. Former Cameron aide gets top diplomatic job - BBC News 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z Mr Haines, one of Mr Wilson's closest aides when he was in power, refused a peerage after Mr Wilson's unexpected exit from Downing Street. Cameron honours 'not like Lavender List', says ex-Wilson aide - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z The Telegraph claims Mr Cameron was blocked from giving a peerage to former Conservative Party treasurer and donor Michael Spencer by the Whitehall committee responsible for granting titles. Newspaper headlines: China economy, honours list, home ownership and blue passports - BBC News 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z After leaving the Commons, he joined the board of trustees of the D'Oyly Carte Trust and, after being raised to the peerage as Lord Wilson of Rievaulx, was a regular attendee in the Lords. Premiers past: What now for Cameron? - BBC News 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z While the public was in favour of electoral reform, there was also a "deeply rooted" perception that money was only given to political parties with the expectation of something like a peerage in return. 'No enthusiasm' for state funding of political parties - BBC News 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z All we wanted were pretty people to look at in movies and in Vogue, and we went and created the modern equivalent of a hereditary peerage, by mistake. Brooklyn Beckham, Burberry and the new celebrity aristocracy 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z Mr Haines went on to question Mr Wilson's overall track record for awarding peerages. Cameron honours 'not like Lavender List', says ex-Wilson aide - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z There should be no possibility of buying a peerage with a huge donation to a political party. A Point of View: Who should sit in the House of Lords? - BBC News 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z However, that did not mean an end to his parliamentary career, for in 1974 he was given a life peerage and joined the House of Lords, taking the title Lord Mackie of Benshie. The ex-MPs who died in 2015 - part two - BBC News 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z A peerage and subsequent government ministerial role should not be ruled out - if the chairmanship of Channel 4 does not come off. Waitrose boss quits and plots Channel 4 role - BBC News 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z He was lambasting the Conservatives for delaying the next session of Parliament so that its new leader - Alec Douglas Home - could fight a by-election and become an MP after renouncing his peerage. Today in Parliament at 70: Britain's 'longest-running soap opera' - BBC News 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z It is unclear when Mr Cameron's official resignation honours list will be published or how many people on it will be recommended for peerages. Cameron honours 'not like Lavender List', says ex-Wilson aide - BBC News 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z Twenty three ex-MPs have been awarded a peerage so their new workplace is a short trip down the hall to the House of Lords. The pain (and relief) of losing political office - BBC News 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z The accusation of impropriety in giving Ashcroft a peerage after his £8m donation to the Conservative party is a different matter. Pigs to peerages: Lord Ashcroft’s act of revenge shows British politics at its venal worst | Simon Jenkins 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Mr Darling, who was chancellor between 2007 and 2010, stood down as an MP in May and has been nominated for a peerage. Alistair Darling: I don't know what Jeremy Corbyn stands for - BBC News 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z A new list of peerages is expected next week. Yvette Cooper calls for freeze on Lords appointments - BBC News 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Like his hero, Churchill, Heath accepted the garter but refused a peerage. Edward Heath: abuse inquiry must unravel a solitary, private, man 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Given a life peerage in 1996, he was made a Scotland Office minister after Labour won the 1997 general election to oversee the key policy of Scottish devolution. Newspaper headlines: Lord Sewel claims, Froome victory, weather warnings and shed equality - BBC News 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Senior Tories put it down to revenge for their party’s failure to reward his support with a peerage. Richard Desmond: ‘I hate to admit this, but I’ve never actually hit anyone’ 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The SNP described his appointment and the peerage as "scandalous". PM's adviser Andrew Dunlop gets Scotland Office job - BBC News 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z He denied the peerage was linked to his next book, David Cameron: Hero, Adonis, Possibly the Best Prime Minister in the History of Prime Ministers. April Fool's Day: The best election spoofs 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z One staff member noted privately that previous Telegraph owners had ended up with peerages. Who are the Barclay brothers? 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z In the opinion of the Mail, Lord Sewel has rightly resigned from his roles in the Lords but should now be stripped of his peerage and the criminal allegations against him investigated by the police. Newspaper headlines: Lord Sewel claims, Froome victory, weather warnings and shed equality - BBC News 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z “That is not true. I’ve been offered a peerage already, and turned it down.” Richard Desmond: ‘I hate to admit this, but I’ve never actually hit anyone’ 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Sheridan also expressed anger that the taxpayer was paying for Green’s peerage and asserted that it should be reviewed in light of the revelations. MPs Urge Committee to Call Stephen Green to Answer for HSBC Scandal 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z He was then given a peerage and appointed trade minister in British prime minister David Cameron’s coalition government following its election in 2010. HSBC Chairman ‘Knew Perfectly Well’ About Tax Evasion, Says Whistleblower 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Lord Rose was given a peerage by David Cameron last year and sits as a Conservative peer in the House of Lords. Labour rejects fresh City criticism 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z But success came a year later, when he successfully fought the Gainsborough by-election prompted by then-Commons leader Harry Crookshank receiving a peerage. The ex-MPs who died in 2014 - part two 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z He subsequently renounced the peerage he inherited on his father's death, to remain in the House of Commons. The ex-MPs who died in 2014 - part one 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z “It’s a rage that taxpayers are paying for this person’s peerage and if there’s any doubt whatsoever about his background then the government has to deal with it,” he added. MPs Urge Committee to Call Stephen Green to Answer for HSBC Scandal 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Raised to the peerage in 1998, Lord "Willie" Bach will retain his role as a Foreign Office spokesman in the Lords. Labour reshuffle - Bach new job 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z He also created a number of peerages in order to try and balance the party memberships in the Lords. What The Wall Street Journal Dosn't Understand About The House Of Lords 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Responding to a remark by Democratic Unionist MP Ian Paisley that he could be given a peerage, Mr Hague said "speculation about that would definitely be premature". Hague: Talk of peerage 'premature' 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z And the peerage would hardly have seemed remiss as a reward for performing a great service to the Crown, and in recognition of a long career at court. Was Fawkes a fall guy? 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z “Given what’s happened, in terms of the situation with HSBC, I think his peerage has to be called into question,” said Sheridan. MPs Urge Committee to Call Stephen Green to Answer for HSBC Scandal 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z And on a more micro level, what would become of the six peers with Scottish peerages, and the 60 or so peers who live in Scotland? Landale: What next after Scottish vote? 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z During the trial, Mr Blacker had used the name Lord Harley, saying it was an Irish peerage inherited from his father. Judge scolds 'Harry Potter' lawyer 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z The stocky British filmmaker was awarded a life peerage by Queen Elizabeth II in 1993 for his stage work and for his efforts behind and in front of the camera to promote British cinema. British director, 'Jurassic Park' actor Richard Attenborough dead at 90 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Technically, the peerages are granted by the Queen, but in practice she does so on the recommendation of the prime minister. Q&A With Joanna Shields OBE, The UK’s First Lady of Tech 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z She lost to Labour's Shahid Malik, but was given a peerage to enable her to enter the shadow cabinet. Profile: Baroness Warsi 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z There is no statutory limit on the number of new peerages. Peers fight for space in crowded House 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z It is understood that the former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose is also being considered for a peerage. Karren Brady to be made a Tory peer 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Some of their demands were comical – Triesman alleged that Leoz asked for a peerage and Warner wanted money to buy TV rights on behalf of Haiti – and others deeply concerning. We may never know how Qatar won the rights to host the 2022 World Cup 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z He also claimed the party – and others – had been involved in offering cash for peerages. Vince Cable calls for end to Lib Dem feuding 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Despite his many distinguished posts, he refused a knighthood and a peerage. Academic Richard Hoggart dies at 95 2014-04-11T05:47:43Z Previously members of the peerage had been banned from being MPs. MPs pay tribute to 'brilliant' Benn 2014-03-20T11:35:30Z Aged just 25 when he first entered Parliament, Mr Benn subsequently renounced his peerage, which he inherited on his father's death, to remain in the House of Commons. Tributes paid to Labour's Tony Benn 2014-03-14T16:53:10Z The Peerage Act 1963, allowing renunciation of peerages, became law on 31 July 1963 and just 22 minutes later he became the first peer to renounce his title. Obituary of Tony Benn 2014-03-14T08:21:10Z He shed his peerage minutes after the law was passed and was known subsequently simply as Tony Benn and, sometimes, by the more familiar nickname Wedgie. Tony Benn, Leftist Icon in Britain, Dies at 88 2014-03-14T08:01:06Z Tipped for a possible peerage, Mr Rock - 62, from west London - has been described as "a troubleshooter across a range of policy and political issues". Profile: Patrick Rock 2014-03-04T14:17:15Z Nominations for peerages are put forward by each of the Westminster party leaders and are "vetted" by the House of Lords appointments commission. JCB chief and Paddick become peers 2013-08-01T10:18:37Z Shortly after becoming prime minister he renounced his peerage then won a by-election in Perth, enabling him to sit in the Commons as Alec Douglas-Home. Peers' battle to stay in the Commons 2013-07-26T08:03:50Z Even though the martyred Diana was a commoner too, at least technically, she was nonetheless a daughter of the peerage. Royal Contradiction: U.K. Greets New Commoner King 2013-07-25T13:20:28Z Mr. Benn continued to campaign for the right to reject his peerage until 1963, when a Conservative government approved a law permitting the renunciation of such titles. Tony Benn, Leftist Icon in Britain, Dies at 88 2014-03-14T08:01:06Z He was nominated for a peerage in 2005 but later withdrew, blaming media attention. Barry Townsley takes case against Dawnay Day tycoon to appeal court 2013-07-12T18:04:09Z Doreen Lawrence, the mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, is among Labour nominations for peerages. JCB chief and Paddick become peers 2013-08-01T10:18:37Z The mood in Parliament changed by 1963, and the Peerage Act, allowing renunciation of peerages, became law on 31 July that year. Peers' battle to stay in the Commons 2013-07-26T08:03:50Z On leaving that role she was granted a life peerage and now sits as a crossbencher in the Lords as Baroness Hogg of Kettlethorpe. Charlotte Hogg: Threadneedle Street's new face can bank on her connections 2013-06-20T22:59:23Z Hogg is descended from one of Britain's most high profile political families – with both her mother and father holding life peerages. Bank of England appoints woman as first chief operating officer 2013-06-18T18:33:00Z The Downton dilemma: Is it time for gender equality on peerages? VIDEO: Daughters to inherit 'Downton Abbeys'? 2013-06-11T10:22:48Z The former Tory minister reveals that she believes Mr Cameron blocked a peerage because of her opposition to fox hunting. Papers seeking Woolwich answers 2013-05-26T03:45:19Z One leading contender, Viscount Hailsham, disclaimed his peerage in a speech at Tory conference. Peers' battle to stay in the Commons 2013-07-26T08:03:50Z It's probably true that most people regard as grotesque the game of handing out knighthoods and peerages to well paid bankers and business leaders whose careers are not yet over. Gongs for bankers and businessmen: a rotten system 2013-04-05T18:41:32Z Already knighted, the merger's apparent success led to his being recommended for a life peerage in 1999. Architects of HBOS's downfall 2013-04-05T08:46:22Z He wrote a play, which ran almost in parallel with his trial, produced three volumes of prison diaries, retained his peerage and has continued bringing out a book a year. Can Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce recover from their life-changing crime? 2013-03-11T09:29:05Z They were alike in so many ways: their black moustaches and baldness, their modest social backgrounds, their peerages and their generous frames. Asking business to reshape public services is not always mistaken 2013-02-23T09:00:28Z Before accepting a peerage, he was a senior insurance executive. Second Tory minister stands down 2013-01-08T20:54:47Z The announcement follows the decision of Paul Deighton, the chief executive of the Olympics organising committee, to accept a peerage to allow him to join the government as minister for infrastructure in January. Ed Balls vows to 'rebuild Britain anew' 2012-10-01T18:51:26Z Lord Stevens was given a peerage by Margaret Thatcher in 1987. Ex-Conservative peer joins UKIP 2012-09-18T01:38:24Z But Paul Deighton, chief executive of the London 2012 organising committee, will be given a peerage and become a Treasury minister. Revamped cabinet in first meeting 2012-09-05T03:07:21Z In 2006, police launched an investigation into claims people were being nominated for life peerages for making large donations to the Labour Party, then headed by prime minister Tony Blair. Q&A: Who decides honours? 2012-08-29T13:13:15Z They are probably preparing the peerage for Hope Powell right now. London 2012: Team GB 1-0 Brazil 2012-07-31T20:48:50Z As for his nationality, he revoked his Canadian citizenship in 2001 to accept a British peerage, becoming Lord Black of Crossharbour. Conrad Black jokes (surely) about making a media comeback 2012-07-30T14:32:11Z In the 1800s, Lady Charlotte Strutt married into an Essex family and was raised to the peerage and – though she didn't live here – chose our town's name to acquire the pleasant-sounding title of Baroness Rayleigh. Olympic torch route, day 49: Rayleigh, famous for celebrated births and a spectacular death 2012-07-06T06:00:01Z And so it went: an unexpected partnership had produced a new kind of power — certainly a new kind of peerage. How the World's Most Exclusive Club Was Born 2012-04-12T06:15:00Z The following is a list of presents bestowed on him for his services in the Mediterranean between October, 1798, and October, 1799:— From his king and country, a peerage of Great Britain and gold medal. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z He can hardly be said to belong to the genuine aristocracy, although of late, thanks to his political opinions and his peerage, he has come to be ranked among aristocrats. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Had he tried to keep the Great House in repair it would have swallowed the whole income of the peerage--a sum which, as it was, barely sufficed for his needs as a bachelor. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z With wealth like yours a peerage is only a matter of arrangement. The Everlasting Arms 2012-03-22T02:00:37.327Z Again he says, of a well-educated gentleman, that "above all he is learned in the peerage of words; knows the words of true descent and ancient blood at a glance from words of modern canaille." Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z There are pensions given under the pretense of supporting the peerage, in consideration of parties' circumstances, and to compensate for abolished sinecures. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z His baronetcy had been conferred upon him by the Crown, as his peerage lately was. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z He knew the lawyer locally, and had seen him often--at arm's length--in the peerage suit. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z By the death of his elder brother, killed near Ticonderoga on the 6th of July 1758, he became Viscount Howe—an Irish peerage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z It comes, somewhat inappropriately, from the political successor of the William Pitt who bestowed more peerages upon the possessors of mere wealth than any Minister before his time had done. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z And Chirbury--whose peerage he respected, since it was as old as his own family, if he thought little of the man? Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z He stood almost alone in defending the peerage, but it fell nevertheless, and the revolution went on. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z "Well, the claim to the peerage, if nothing else----" "What claim?" she asked. The Great House 2012-03-30T02:00:14.973Z With his death the Irish peerage became extinct. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z This is the family which at the end of the eighteenth century gave a Countess, acknowledged on Mrs Abington’s retirement to be the first actress of her day, to the Derby peerage. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z A superabundance of them will be found in the plates attached to the ordinary peerages, &c. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z The most distinguished of the English peerage were present, and the conviviality ran exceedingly high. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z To his many remarkable performances in the field and the forum the newcomer has added another by gaining a step in the peerage before taking his seat. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 28th, 1916 2012-02-23T03:00:40.467Z At this time came his sudden lifting to the highest rank in the peerage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z Dixie, Sir Wolston, Lord Mayor of London, ancestor of the peerages of Compton and Northampton, 14. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z The descendants of that gentleman, long afterwards elevated to the peerage by the title of Viscount Gage, continue to use the same supporters. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z He refused a peerage, which was offered to him repeatedly. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z From him sprung Sir Thomas Coke, the first Earl of Leicester, whose son died in 1739, when the peerage became extinct. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z Lord Eldon suffered much from headache, and when he was raised to the peerage he petitioned the King to allow him to dispense with the wig. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z M Macaulay, T. B., afterwards Lord, fifteen years in office as a public servant before raised to peerage, 327. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Occupying a kind of intermediate rank between the peerage and the commons stands the order of Baronets. The Curiosities of Heraldry 2012-02-23T03:00:41.067Z Henry Brougham--so, for some time after his elevation to the peerage, he persisted in signing himself--was at this time at the zenith of his life, as of his fame. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z But he never forgot his birthplace, and it was named conjointly with the Nile when he was most justly raised to the peerage. Through East Anglia in a Motor Car 2012-02-22T03:00:21.787Z To him must come honours, an English peerage, a seat at St. Stephen's. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Two noblemen, during the first quarter of a century of the Queen’s reign, one Scotch, the other English, seemed to eclipse the rest of the peerage. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Some noble lords, whose patent to peerage is of rather more recent date, whilst agreeing generally with his views, thought this remark superfluous. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914 2012-02-11T03:03:44.993Z This whipper-snapper, this pettifogging lad, just out of his teens, to talk to him of peerages, to patronise him, to offer him--to--to---- For a moment he stammered and could not speak. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z The 9th earl was in 1815 created Baron Dalhousie in the peerage of the United Kingdom, and had three sons, the two elder of whom died early. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z There was little doubt that Government would have laughed at my lord's craving for an English peerage--that he would have sighed for a pension in vain. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z To his descendants at least two patents of nobility were granted, the peerages of Salisbury and of Fitzwilliam. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z It is not only that knighthoods, orders, peerages even, reward the political worker, but that entry into social circles otherwise closed becomes possible when some mutual political interest smooths the way. England 2012-02-09T03:00:12.957Z Duke's Eldest Son and his Children—The courtesy title is treated as if it were an actual peerage; his eldest son taking the grandfather's third title, and being addressed as if a peer. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Roper, 1892; he was counsel for the promoters in the trial of the bishop of Lincoln, and leading counsel in the Berkeley peerage case. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z By the help of the English admiral, Shane fully intended to make capital out of this sea-fight, and win for himself an English peerage, and possibly some convenient sinecures. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Those who sprang from him obtained in due course the peerages of Warwick and Brooke. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z "They are raising Lamson to the peerage," he said to Cynthia. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Duke's Eldest Son's Wife—As if her husband's courtesy title were an actual peerage. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z For his services the earl of Dalhousie received the thanks of parliament and a step in the peerage, as marquess. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z The crisis past, the prospective marquis would score a point before the world by laying claim to his brother's liberty, feigning to demand it for state services, instead of promotion in the peerage. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Half a century had passed since the second Pitt had declared that ‘every man with forty thousand a year had a right to a peerage.’ Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z He is a regular walking peerage—knows who everybody is and whom everybody has married to the third and fourth generation. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z Earl's Eldest Son, and Earl's Eldest Son's Wife—As if the courtesy title were an actual peerage. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z He was tried and sentenced to death, but he obtained a conditional pardon although his peerage was forfeited. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z It was but too probable that he might whistle both for an English peerage and comforting bits in the way of sinecures; and all because of Terence. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z The peerages and the baronetcies with which these families have since been decorated were reserved for a much later stage of the reign. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Her second son, William, was raised to the peerage by James I., thus becoming Baron Cavendish, and was subsequently created first Earl of Devonshire by the same monarch. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z On the 10th of November 1834 Lord Althorp succeeded to his father’s peerage, and thereby vacated the leadership of the House of Commons. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z He proposed to raise her to the peerage, and as a preliminary measure he signed letters patent, conferring upon her the status and rights of a Bavarian citizen. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z No punishment could be too severe for wretches who had dared to kill two members of the peerage. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Macaulay, a great writer and the best informed man of his day, received a peerage. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z He stipulated, indeed, for more than the Chief Justiceship; he demanded a peerage as well; he would not take the one without the other; and in no case would he remain Attorney-General. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Oh, well," said the Infant, "it's only right you should give a lunch the day you come into a peerage. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Mr. Henry Brougham did so for one if not two nights before his patent of peerage was completed. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 95, August 23, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-24T03:07:54.103Z He had refused a peerage and built a church. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z His pretensions to a peerage were emphasized by his services as a State official. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Egmont was willing to take the seals with a British peerage. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z You've hit it—now that I hear about this peerage business—why didn't you tell me before? The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z When he retires, he has a peerage and a pension, and is allowed to take his Wig and Gown and Chair away with him. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 62, Jan 13, 1872 2011-12-12T03:00:30.070Z It was one reason, but not the only one, of my dislike to his peerage. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z It is those born under the Stripes and Stars who relieve, at a princely rental, English nobles of house property which its owners are not occupying, and supply Countesses and Duchesses to the English peerage. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z There, it was said, peerages or bishoprics might sometimes be bought, and some patronage was perhaps facilitated or dispensed. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z The king’s consent made known, a sufficient number of peers were sure to withdraw to enable the bill to pass, and thus the dignity of both king and peerage would be saved. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The queen cannot send her children to school: and the children of the peerage are under great disadvantage. Household Education 2011-12-02T03:00:25.437Z Many of my dearest friends are among the peerage. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach Proving Their Mettle Under Southern Skies 2011-11-26T03:00:16.047Z And he claimed the benefit of his peerage, under the statute of Edward the 6th. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z It was to have recommended that Devonshire should have the Treasury, Fox the Exchequer, and Legge be content with a peerage. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Now in that place were three brethren, knights of high lineage, cousins to mighty lords of peerage, bearing rich and honourable blazons on their shields. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z Mr. Harris took from the envelop the cablegram, and adjusting his eyeglasses, read aloud: “There’s only one Lord Beauchamp in England’s peerage, and he, with whom I am personally acquainted, was at the embassy yesterday.” An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West 2011-11-17T03:00:31.330Z Educated at Westminster School and at Christ’s College, Cambridge, he entered parliament as member for Christchurch in 1761, and succeeded to the peerage in 1770. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z After succeeding to the peerage he furthered the trial of his kinsman Stafford. State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Political and Social 2011-11-24T03:00:50.470Z In vain did he seek to recall his patent and escape his peerage. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z He was a younger son of a long line of marquises who for their combination of breeding and profligacy probably had no match in the British peerage. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z Lockyer says it is typical of the royals to strike out in a different direction from the English peerage. First Come, First Crowned: The British Monarchy Gets Modern 2011-10-31T06:00:00Z He was made an ecclesiastical commissioner in 1882, and when Sir Henry Brand was raised to the peerage in 1884, the speakership of the House of Commons was offered to him, but declined. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Frederick Louis, the eldest son of George II., was known for some time as duke of Gloucester, but when he was raised to the peerage in 1726 it was as duke of Edinburgh only. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z He had earned and he received his peerage. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z No one in the peerage, Aunt C. dear, likes to be called respectable—it's considered insulting. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z In the peerage we find that the earldom of Aran has been twice bestowed on families bearing different names. The South Isles of Aran 2011-10-26T02:00:28.363Z Amanuenses of sorts are one thing, ladies with private information about the peerage another. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z He afterwards refused to undertake an embassy to St Petersburg, and twice declined the honour of a peerage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z At last a peerage was accorded to his wife, as if to mark the reluctance felt to giving it to himself. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z While Franklin was offered in Paris the bribe of a peerage, and the like for several revolutionary leaders, similar efforts were made in America to subdue the "rebellion" by craft. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett 2011-10-12T02:00:38.787Z Judgment went against him by default; his name was struck out of the list of patricians—a sort of peerage of the period. The Comic History of Rome 2011-10-09T02:00:24.507Z Her father used to be a banker, but he did something or other for the Government—the Tories, you know they call them—and so he was raised to the peerage. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z The tool of Mr. Pitt in early life, Mr. Addington had cunning enough to stipulate for a peerage just at the time he was found unfit for a minister. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z The great posts were mainly given to peers; while a peerage is now as regards office in the nature of an impediment, if not a disqualification. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z He was succeeded in the peerage by his nephew, the son of his brother, the Bishop of Durham. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The peerage states that she was a daughter of the Duke of Richmond, was married in 1746-7, and bore seventeen children. Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 86, June 21, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-23T02:00:20.637Z “Naturally they would be, if they belong to the peerage, Dodo,” returned her mother, innocent of a “Burke” and the difference between a baronet and a peer. Polly and Her Friends Abroad 2011-09-18T02:00:29.443Z Then I made a false move," he went on—"a false move which may have wiped the seventh Duke of Beaumanoir out of the peerage. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z The peerage books tell us that this pretty little Molly died unmarried. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Modern peerages in England may be said to date from that of Arthur Collins, whose one-volume first edition was published in 1709. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The heir to the peerage, Lord James Berkeley, being involved in perpetual lawsuits, became “a continual borrower, and often of small sums; yea, of church vestments and altar-goods.” Chaucer and His England 2011-09-01T02:00:19.940Z With her hooked nose, her beady black eyes and marvelous coffee-colored wig, she went everywhere by right of birth, for she was connected with half the peerage. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z There is Fulke Nugent, heir to a barony, and his father is ninety—very rich, too—he would do; and Philip's friend, Caradoc, poor, I know, but their Earldom's the oldest peerage patent. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z After the Restoration he obtained a peerage, and on the return of Louis XVIII., after the Hundred Days, he became minister of state and member of privy council, and in 1817 was created a marquis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Of modern popular peerages and baronetages that of Burke has been published since 1822 in many editions and now appears yearly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z "Or the offer of a peerage," I suggested pessimistically. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z Some of them believe in their hearts That they ought to have a peerage. Outlook Odes 2011-08-16T02:00:47.257Z Of course he would; he would do for any one; the Dukedom's the oldest in the peerage. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z In modern times that alone would have been sufficient to give him the prestige of millions, and probably with a little discreet management, a peerage. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z To-day his principal object in life is to purge the roll of that illustrious House of the peerages now held by the enemy Dukes of Cumberland and Albany. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 2011-08-07T02:00:07.573Z Common opinion said that Lord Lynborough ought never to have had a peerage and forty thousand a year; he ought to have had a pound a week and a back bedroom in Bloomsbury. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z The Giustiniani are Earls of Newburgh in the peerage of Scotland through the marriage in 1757 of the heiress of the title and estates to the Prince Giustiniani of that date. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z So I thought it prudent to respect the privileges of the peerage—and keep my seat. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:20.507Z We looked at the peerage and found she had died in 1871. Occultism and Common-Sense 2011-07-16T02:00:14.303Z The House is pleased that Mr. Henry Chaplin's long services to the State should have received the customary reward of a peerage, but it will miss his genial and majestic presence. Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 2011-08-07T02:00:07.573Z In spite of the fact that he had recently become a Catholic, he was raised to the Irish peerage with the title of Baron of Baltimore. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z A good deal of natural confusion exists in the mind of the foreigner with regard to the different ranks and the distribution of titles in the Italian peerage. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z The game had been played successfully and was over—the squireen of Knebworth, the self-styled descendant of the Vikings, had founded a family and hooked a peerage. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z A large portion of the peerage and gentry of the United Kingdom had left their residences, and forsaken the sports of the moors, to witness the struggle. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z A cursory look at the old wager-book Will discover full many an entry Recalling the age when this club was the rage Of the pick of our peerage and gentry. The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times) 2011-06-29T02:00:30.303Z It was lately stated in a London paper that Lord Beaconsfield would probably raise him to the peerage before his own retirement from office. Modern Society 2011-06-23T02:00:27.897Z Anson, however, received his peerage for this very action—he was not "his lordship" when he fought it; Warren was knighted at the same time. Privateers and Privateering 2011-06-21T02:00:26.477Z His father had made a distinguished success as a literary man and a politician, had been raised to the peerage and the son began life with every possible advantage. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Then, too, one grew acquainted with certain, definite limitations restricting the amount of amusement to be had of taking active or passive part in the simple, rowdy pleasures of the motion-picture peerage. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z It is notorious that peerages are sold for contributions to the campaign fund in England; but places in the diplomatic service, though governed sometimes by political influence, cannot be said to be sold. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z The ladies vied to dance with him, though none of them explained how they got there; while the men spoke of impending promotions, peerages, and what not. Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys 2011-06-08T02:00:16.797Z To fill these vacancies, Philip the Fair raised the duchies of Brittany and Anjou and 913 the countship of Artois to the rank of peerages of France. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z He twice refused the Chancellorship of the Exchequer, and twice declined the offer of a peerage. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z The viceroy, Charles Stewart Vane-Tempest-Stewart, sixth Marquis of Londonderry, was thirty-four years of age, and had before his succession to the peerage in 1884 represented County Down in Parliament for six years. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z Each ambassador is supposed by the Foreign Offices to be appointed for the same reason that so many peerages have been conferred by the British Government. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z Could it be true, she demanded of him, that there was talk of that odious Sir Evelyn Carson getting a peerage next? Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z He was offered a peerage by James II., on condition of turning Roman Catholic, but refused, in spite of which he was allowed to retain his commissionerships. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z The personages of this type are, so to say, of the peerage of their order. Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Castlereagh was given a free hand, and places, pelf, and peerages were promised with reckless lavishness. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z But the eugenics of nobility and the purity of breed in the peerage made some such machinery necessary, and so you had “An Act for Lord Roos to marry again,” and others similarly entitled. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z But to be fair, the title of duke is the highest rank in the British peerage. Introducing the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge 2011-04-29T11:01:42Z The title of duke is the highest rank in the British peerage. William to be Duke of Cambridge 2011-04-29T07:12:06Z "Why, she has got fifty relations in the peerage, hasn't she?" That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 1 2011-04-26T02:00:29.063Z From the day of his elevation to one of the wealthiest places in the peerage Lord Cadogan became a valued asset of the Conservative party. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z As a first step to any reform, the creation of hereditary peerages, conferring a power to legislate, ought to be stopped. Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z The plan might, he thought, be realised if every member of the Scottish peerage could be induced to subscribe a thousand pounds towards it. John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir 2011-04-18T02:00:10.453Z The Mastership of Trinity is a unique position; with its traditions it confers a kind of intellectual peerage upon its occupant. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z In 1639 he joined the expedition against Scotland; and in 1640, his peerage being Scottish, he was chosen member of the House of Commons for Newport, in the Isle of Wight. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z A duke in the British peerage, not of royal rank, is styled 'your grace', or 'my Lord Duke'; his wife is a duchess. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z He was nominated for a peerage in 2005, but later withdrew, blaming media attention. Dawnay Day tycoon faces lawsuit over F&C bets 2011-04-10T18:07:58Z He may make any terms he pleases,—Pitt spoke of a peerage; but I suppose that would not be thought advisable. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z Save that comparatively small number who had bargained for English peerages and English rank, and had thereby bartered their nationality, none were satisfied. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Eschewing party divisions, up to a point, several experts from "outside politics" were to be granted peerages and instantly moved in to ministerial roles. Goat-to guys 2011-04-01T09:06:15Z In Britain it is the highest rank in the peerage. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z You know we had a peerage once in the family, and it is a hobby of my governor's to try and revive it. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z He says, Gleeson, that if the English are bent on taking away our Parliament, the only revenge we have left is to spoil their peerage. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z The Talbots of Malahide trace their descent from the same stock as the Talbots who have been Earls of Shrewsbury, in the peerage of Great Britain, since the middle of the fifteenth century. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z He has, though, given a peerage to former Conservative Party policy adviser Jonathan Hill. Goat-to guys 2011-04-01T09:06:15Z In 1830 he aided in bringing on the revolution of July, and after the fall of Charles X he obtained the chief command of all the national guards of France, together with a peerage. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z From a very early date they were feudal lords of Kerry, and their dignity was recognized as a peerage by Henry VII. in 1489. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 "Finland" to "Fleury, Andre" 2011-03-20T02:00:30.697Z He died on the 27th of November 1660 and was buried in St Martin’s church near Canterbury, his peerage becoming extinct. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z In 1786 he was raised to the peerage of Great Britain, by the title of Baron Dorchester of Dorchester, in the County of Oxford—a title still borne by his descendant, the fourth Baron. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z In an echo of Lord Jones, the government has awarded Stephen Green, former chairman of HSBC, a peerage and made him trade minister. Goat-to guys 2011-04-01T09:06:15Z Honest Tom Sedley thought it was this pending peerage business, and the suspense; and reported to his friend the confident talk of the town on the subject. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z The one point required to establish Sedley's claim to the peerage—the validity of the marriage—had been supplied by old Arthur Verney, as we have seen, the night before his death. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z This old English family has had many notable members, and has contributed in no small degree to the peerage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z If she be in the peerage, we ought to know her, and all about her. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Mamma, besides, is now so totally under priestly guidance that she would sacrifice the whole peerage for a shaving of a saint's shin-bone! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z Thank you, Mr. Verney, and we were so glad to hear that your uncle has succeeded at last to the peerage. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z Larkin Esq., of the Lodge, in the valuable management of the estates and affairs of that wealthy peerage. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z Lord Field died at Bognor on the 23rd of January 1907, and as he left no issue the peerage became extinct. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z It is next to impossible for any one but a banker's daughter, or in the ballet, to get a husband in the peerage at home. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z She 'd have been my Lady, just as much as any in the peerage. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z The proof of his succession to the peerage of Verney was in a perfectly satisfactory state. The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:56.067Z The House-of-Commons life—the finest excitement on earth—the growing fame, the peerage, the premiership in the distance—the vulgar fingers of Jos. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z In 1890 he retired from the bench and was raised to the peerage as Baron Field of Bakeham, becoming at the same time a member of the privy council. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z A Dodd indeed, in the peerage!" said she, contemptuously; "I 'd like to know where you 'd find it! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z The peerage, "God bless our old nobility," acts like an anodyne on her. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z A pile of back numbers of the Times stood on a cane stool in a corner, and in a little bookcase handy for the occupier of the desk were Whitaker, Wisden and an old peerage. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z "There was the possibility of a hereditary election and I was thinking about that, or even the possibility of a life peerage," Mr Thurso said. Moving House 2011-02-22T01:45:37Z The members, however, are not peers, for republican France does not possess a peerage. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z As to the peerage, I can tell you nothing. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z I imagined a whole life of brilliant diplomatic successes, and thought of myself receiving the freedom of the City of London, dining with the Queen, and making "very pretty running" for the peerage. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z As the old Judge said, "The Libro d, Oro of nobility is not the Pharmacopoeia;" and the thought of a doctor in the peerage might have cost "Garter" a fit of apoplexy. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z The door of the House of Lords was thus thrown open, and in 1885 Baron Nathan Mayer Rothschild, raised to the peerage, was enabled to take his seat in the upper chamber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z "Then they ought not to have been born to the peerage," she said firmly. The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. 2011-02-12T03:00:30.987Z Is there any truth in the story that Miss L.'s grandfather was negotiating for a peerage as the condition of his retirement from the Bench? Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z He did kind things which he concealed rigorously, and he did generous things for his own benefit, and his peerage loomed ahead. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z If the old Judge will only consent to go, her Ladyship's peerage will admit of a compromise. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z On being elevated to the peerage, the Governor-General, who had carried the Union, was created Baron Sydenham of Sydenham in Kent and Toronto in Canada. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z I had been worrying about this case all night, when it suddenly occurred to me to consult the peerage. Who? 2011-02-09T03:00:47.380Z She fancied she was getting a hero, with a peerage in the distance. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z Swore that if she could help it he would not get his peerage. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z "It's not, as I understand, the peerage he insists on; he inclines to a moneyed arrangement." Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Stanley Fink, another hedge fund manager who was given a peerage and who succeeded Spencer as treasurer last year after the resignation of Rowland, is in third place. City bankrolled Tory election campaign 2011-02-08T22:01:55Z You don't covet a peerage; you would n't accept a baronetcy. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z Raised to the peerage in 1852 as Lord Raglan, he was named two years later to the command of the English army in the Crimea. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z The man who forms the unholy alliance is Canon Gilchrist, who has been unfairly deprived of a peerage, and hopes to regain his position by the help of the Powers of Darkness. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Connected with this theory of Irish depreciation, was the position that but for the land of his birth Sir William would have been elevated to the peerage. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z In the same year his brother William, who from 1798 had filled the office of judge of the High Court of Admiralty, was raised to the peerage under the title of Lord Stowell. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z I have taken the necessary steps to obtain for your"----the Baron seemed to have some difficulty in pronouncing the word, "your husband an elevation to the peerage. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z His son was created Duke of Beaufort in 1682, and with the attainment of the highest rank in the peerage came a cessation of mental activity in the family. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z “Thus goes ten thousand pounds a year and a peerage!” Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z In England this day, twenty-five hundred peerages are extinct; but the names survive. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z For that purpose the lavish creation of peerages was used. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z I understood you to speak of declining"---- "Of declining a peerage, were it offered to me. Success and How He Won It 2011-01-23T03:00:12.077Z He was succeeded by his grandson, Wriothesley, who was married at the ripe age of fourteen and elevated to a separate peerage the same year. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z “Mr. Lane is a cousin of your friend Charles Barthampton,” Muriel told her; and thereat her manner changed with surprising suddenness, for the British peerage was as meat and drink to her. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z A system of bribery began beyond all previous dreams; peerages were made by the score; and the first national debt of nearly two millions created in less than thirty years. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z No homilies, no peerages, no flatteries or marks of confidence could permanently avail to quiet the intractable ambition of the great chiefs. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z That's where the profits are—big circulation and advertising revenue, politics and peerages! London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Educated at Oxford, John William Ward entered parliament in 1802, and except for a few months he remained in the House of Commons until he succeeded his father in the peerage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z The Duke of Richmond set up a claim to an old French peerage, by way of preparing an asylum for himself when George III had finally established his despotism. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Lord Alcester, his companion in arms, who had operated on the walls of Alexandria, while he was operating on the backs of the Egyptians, also obtained a peerage and £30,000. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z The price he paid was compensation in money to the owners of pocket boroughs and profuse grants of peerages. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z Old Lord Rillingdon—Viscount Rillingdon, his son, had won his own position in the peerage by brilliant service—had wished to marry his son to the young lady. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z A duke in the British peerage, if not royal, is addressed as “Your Grace” and is styled “the Most Noble.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Shaftesbury hated Catholic Emancipation, Free Trade, life peerages, the higher criticism, the Oxford movement, everything which during his lifetime tended to free the individual from the control of selfish interests and monopolies. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z Eight years later, on his return from Egypt, this same general received a peerage and £28,000. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z The peerages, though lavishly created, seem to have retained their value. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z Just like a hereditary peerage, it passes down the male line. Reel in the non-doms 2010-10-26T21:00:00Z The peerages are bought, the accents are slipping, and they haven't decanted the port, for goodness sake. Man City v Chelsea ? live! 2010-09-25T10:44:00Z He is not expected to take a salary as trade minister, but is likely to get a peerage. HSBC chairman Stephen Green to be trade minister 2010-09-07T07:41:00Z Some in his native Canada say not, and that in any event, having fought for a peerage, he should plan a future here rather than there. Hugh Muir's diary 2010-08-05T23:15:00Z He renounced his Canadian citizenship in order to accept a British life peerage. Conrad Black may return to Britain to sue biographer 2010-07-21T09:15:00Z And while he's gotten no peerage, he, too, seems to have sorted things out. Rita and John Jenrette: Where are they now? 2010-07-21T04:00:00Z Sir James Sassoon, the City figure influential in devising the plan, is now a Treasury minister after receiving a peerage. George Osborne to strip FSA of City regulation powers 2010-06-02T23:05:00Z Congratulations to Guy Black , the executive director of the Telegraph Media Group and ex-director of the Press Complaints Commission , who has been awarded a peerage. Roy Greenslade: Telegraph's Guy Black becomes a Tory peer 2010-05-29T11:58:00Z Peer pressure as the former deputy prime minister accepts a peerage. Premature praise for minister Laws 2010-05-29T06:31:00Z The Queen has also conferred a life peerage on former Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Ian Blair. John Prescott is given a peerage 2010-05-28T16:20:00Z Second, allocating new peerages on the basis of the share of the popular vote is the system favoured by those who support an all-appointed house over democratic elections. Letters: Picking apart the coalition agreement 2010-05-17T23:05:00Z He then lobbed them a peerage and set them to work. If a man called Dave should call about some Goats ? 2010-04-06T19:12:00Z Courted assiduously, they gave nothing in return, like the shameless Digby Jones who took a peerage and ran off after a year to rubbish his Labour benefactors. It's time to stop genuflecting to the big business bullies | Polly Toynbee 2010-04-02T16:30:00Z Sir Stuart Rose made sure Marks & Spencer was a major presence at this year's Tory party conference and is rumoured to be seeking a peerage from a future Conservative government. New Labour and business: the end of the affair | Dan Roberts 2010-04-01T19:20:00Z Summoned back from his European Commission job in Brussels, he was given a peerage and made business secretary, a job he had held more than a decade earlier. After Tony 2010-03-30T09:28:00Z It is understood that Mr Butterfill - who was recorded saying he was likely to be given a peerage after leaving the Commons at the next election - has referred himself to the standards commissioner. Cameron: Scandal worse than 1990s 2010-03-23T16:09:00Z While others rowed about whether he had any right to his peerage, he was, it seemed, quite prepared to exploit a questionably acquired parliamentary position to pursue his own goals. To prevent future Ashcrofts, Britain should name its non-doms | David Leigh 2010-03-19T20:00:00Z It is crystal clear that Arbuthnot knew exactly what was going on: he was closely involved in the negotiations to secure Ashcroft his peerage. Lord Ashcroft and the mandarins | David Hencke 2010-03-19T14:18:00Z He admitted that he was wrong to say in a letter to the prime minister in 1999 that "tens of millions" would be paid in tax if Lord Ashcroft got his peerage. Lord Ashcroft | The peer's entrance | Editorial 2010-03-19T00:05:00Z |
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