Reasons given for Boris Johnson peerages inadequate, campaigner says

The reasons given for a peerage awarded by Boris Johnson have been described as “inadequate” and a “mystery” by a freedom of information campaigner after an 18-month struggle. Charlotte Owen, a former special adviser in the Conservative government, was appointed to the House of Lords in Johnson’s resignation honours list in 2023. Both her appointment and that of another former special adviser, Ross Kempsell, were subject to criticism from the former prime minister’s political opponents and transparency campaigners, who called for the reasoning behind the appointments to be revealed. Martin Rosenbaum, a journalist and freedom of information campaigner, took the

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