Michael Gove gets lifetime seat in UK’s House of Lords
Michael Gove gets lifetime seat in UK’s House of Lords
Michael Gove gets seat in UK’s House of Lords as Rishi Sunak hands out honors
Tory grandee-turned-magazine-editor will sit in Britain’s unelected chamber after serving as a prominent government minister.
Former Conservative Minister Michael Gove was handed a peerage in former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s resignation honors Friday, allowing him to sit for life in the House of Lords.
Other people handed a peerage include:
Former Conservative Chief Whip Simon Hart
Former Scotland Secretary Alister Jack
Former Transport Secretary Mark Harper
Ex-Attorney General Victoria Prentis
Former Tory Chief Executive Stephen Massey.
Ex-Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
Former Defense Secretary Grant Shapps
Former Home Secretary James Cleverly
Former Deputy Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell
Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride