One whistleblower said he faced push-back from officials after refusing to approve an honour for a Tory donor he felt would bring the system 'into disrepute'
A number of figures involved in the honours process have spoken out to allege that the honours process has become “politicised” with pressure to appoint Tory donors and favoured candidates., who chairs the Community and Voluntary Service Committee responsible for deciding most of the honours, wrote to officials raising concerns last month ahead of the New Year’s Honours list due out next week.
“I know balancing a demanding Number 10 with many other pressures is hard, but I also owe it to myself to say when I think something is not right.” Sir Vernon Ellis, who chaired the Arts and Media Honours Committee between 2012 and 2015, told Channel 4 News that he had faced push-back from officials after refusing to approve an honour for a Tory donor he felt would bring the system “into disrepute”.
“I don’t think there’s any question” it was a response to his refusal, he said, adding: “My committee was outraged because they saw for what it was – it’s just because I had taken the stance.”
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