Liz Truss has been accused of making an attempt to reward failure following reviews that she plans to create a peer for each 10 days she spent in workplace.
The previous prime minister is reported to have nominated at the very least 4 new members of the Home of Lords, regardless of having been in publish for less than 49 tumultuous days.
The names on her resignation honours record embrace a Tory donor and a former long-time aide, in accordance with The Solar.
Labour’s deputy chief Angela Rayner mentioned Ms Truss “and her Conservative co-conspirators took a wrecking ball to the economic system” as she urged Rishi Sunak to dam the record.
Liberal Democrat chief whip Wendy Chamberlain additionally referred to as on Mr Sunak to behave, saying: “Handing out costlier gongs to Conservative allies is a very outstanding option to reward the shortest tenure as prime minister in British political historical past.
“These chosen for honours are the very individuals who helped plunge the nation into chaos and disaster.” She added: “Rishi Sunak should block these honours instantly as permitting Truss to dish out positions of affect exhibits a shocking lack of humility.”
A sitting prime minister can block a resignation honours record submitted by his or her predecessor, but it surely has by no means occurred in observe.
These reported to be on the record embrace Conservative donor Jon Moynihan; Mark Littlewood, a supporter of “Trussonomics” and director of the Institute for Financial Affairs; Ruth Porter, Ms Truss’s former deputy chief of employees; and pro-Brexit campaigner Matthew Elliott.
A spokesperson for Ms Truss declined to remark.
