Johnson nominates ‘cash for access’ culprit Cruddas to become a Lord
Brian Moore, below, makes a good point:
I was a mug for voting Remain. If I'd banged the drum for Brexit I might have been in the House of Lords by now, or had a multi-million pound contract for doing something at which I had no previous experience or demonstrable ability.
— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) December 22, 2020
He seems to have been referring to Boris Johnson’s decision to nominate arch-Brexiter Daniel Hannan for a peerage (as if Johnson hasn’t already sent far too many of his cronies to the House of Lords):
Daniel Hannan get a peerage because it’s 2020 pic.twitter.com/xWFW2ZzGe4
— Henry Mance (@henrymance) December 22, 2020
Far worse than that, though, is the Number Two nomination: Peter Cruddas.
BREAKING Boris Johnson makes cash-for-access scandal ex-Tory treasurer Peter Cruddas a Lord https://t.co/nNF2idZ0l6
— Arj Singh (@singharj) December 22, 2020
During his term as Conservative Party co-treasurer – effectively the party’s chief fundraiser – Cruddas was filmed by The Sunday Times, apparently offering access to the prime minister in return for a sizable donation: “£200,000 to £250,000 is Premier League – things will open up for you – you can ask him practically any question you want.”
Cruddas sued the newspaper for libel and won – but appeal court judges later ruled that the central allegation of the story – that Cruddas had offered “cash for access” to potential donors – was supported by the evidence.
By nominating him for a peerage, Johnson is effectively rewarding Cruddas for this behaviour – which This Writer considers to be corrupt; he was offering donors a chance to influence government policy – if the price was right.
Do Conservative voters think it’s right that the Upper House of the UK’s legislature is being filled with people connected to such corruption?
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