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No sacred cows

What more do I have to do to get a peerage?

6 February 2021

9:00 AM

6 February 2021

9:00 AM

Watching Lord Hannan of Kingsclere being introduced in the House of Lords on Monday was a bittersweet moment. On the one hand, I’m delighted for Dan. He is one of the heroes of Brexit, and his impromptu speech about Margaret Thatcher in the pub following her memorial service brought a tear to my eye (you can find his speech on YouTube).

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