MP: honoured politicians will be "exposed to ridicule"

  • Author, David Cornock
  • Role, 大象传媒 Wales Parliamentary correspondent

The creation of a new honours system for politicians was announced with little fuss last week.

But as I reported yesterday, some MPs are unhappy. One of them has now tabled a criticising the idea and warning that it could expose recipients to ridicule.

Newport West MP Paul Flynn's motion states that "this act of self-aggrandisement will be regarded with contempt by the public.....the committee's dominant membership of chief whips and other establishment figures brands it as an unwelcome instrument of patronage that will expose recipients of awards to ridicule."

Mr Flynn's motion currently boasts just one signature - his own.