‘King of Bling’ who gave the Tories £300k is made a Lord: ‘Cash for peerages’ row flares again
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‘King of Bling’ who gave the Tories £300k is made a Lord: ‘Cash for peerages’ row flares again
‘The row over ‘cash for peerages’ was reignited last night after it
emerged a jewellery tycoon who has handed the Tories more than £300,000
is to be made a Lord.
Ranbir Singh Suri – last night nicknamed the ‘King of Bling’ by Labour sources – was nominated by David Cameron.
The Prime Minister has already handed out 161 peerages in this parliament.
The announcement that another political crony is to be handed a peerage will lead to further calls for the controversial system of patronage which persists in this country to be scrapped.’
Read more: ‘King of Bling’ who gave the Tories £300k is made a Lord: ‘Cash for peerages’ row flares again
Ranbir Singh Suri – last night nicknamed the ‘King of Bling’ by Labour sources – was nominated by David Cameron.
The Prime Minister has already handed out 161 peerages in this parliament.
The announcement that another political crony is to be handed a peerage will lead to further calls for the controversial system of patronage which persists in this country to be scrapped.’
Read more: ‘King of Bling’ who gave the Tories £300k is made a Lord: ‘Cash for peerages’ row flares again
