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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Toby Helm Political editor

‘Don’t embarrass the king’: Liz Truss told to forgo a lengthy honours list

Liz Truss speaks during her final PMQs in the House of Commons on 19 October.
Liz Truss speaks during her final PMQs in the House of Commons on 19 October. Photograph: House of Commons/PA

Liz Truss will be advised by Buckingham Palace not to present a long list of resignation honours after her short and disastrous premiership, according to senior figures with experience of the system.

One source with close knowledge of honours protocol told the Observer that, given her time in No 10 lasted just seven weeks and was marred by economic crisis and U-turns, rewarding lots of allies and friends would be seen as inappropriate by the Palace, by cabinet secretary Simon Case and almost certainly by the new prime minister, Rishi Sunak.

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