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SNP call for Scottish Tory peerage to be withdrawn over 'cash for honours' row
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dailyrecord.co.ukThe SNP has called for a new Tory minister’s peerage to be withdrawn over the “cash for honours” row. Nationalist MP Mhairi Black said the elevation of Lord Offord, who donated a six figure sum to the party, should be revoked.
A media investigation at the weekend found that over a dozen Tory treasurers over the past two decades had been offered a seat in the Lords – after donating millions of pounds to the party.The revelation raised fresh questions about donors ending up as Conservative legislators at Westminster.
A complaint to the Met is being considered. Millionaire Offord, who has donated almost £150,000 to the Conservative Party, was given a life peerage in October and became a Minister in the Scotland office.This came after the
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