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Knighthood for Chris Whitty

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GagaJo Sat 01-Jan-22 10:48:40

Although I don't approve of the whole honours thing, I am pleased to see he has been recognised.

Can't think (well, I can, but...) of anyone more deserving. Great man. Great service to our country.

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JenniferEccles Sat 01-Jan-22 18:12:25

Oh please not the weasely John Bercow ?
That must have been said in jest surely?
He was the most awful Speaker, not impartial at all as he obviously tried every trick in the book to thwart Brexit and was quite blatantly pro Labour.

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MayBee70 Sat 01-Jan-22 19:41:41

I think Johnson was equally responsible for thwarting May’s attempt to get brexit done: he made her political life hell at the time.

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Gwyneth Sat 01-Jan-22 19:44:27

Pleased to hear that Chris Whitty and Jonathan Van Tam have been honoured. They deserved it.

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Harris27 Sat 01-Jan-22 20:01:33

Well done Chris witty a humble man I think who will be embarrassed by this honour but quietly pleased by the honour.

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varian2 Sat 01-Jan-22 20:32:04

So much more deserving than all these showbizzers.

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Ladyleftfieldlover Mon 03-Jan-22 13:00:48

JenniferEccles

Oh please not the weasely John Bercow ?
That must have been said in jest surely?
He was the most awful Speaker, not impartial at all as he obviously tried every trick in the book to thwart Brexit and was quite blatantly pro Labour.

I don’t agree. I thought he was the best Speaker for years. Everything he did to reign in a toxic Tory government was within the law. To deny him a Peerage was just pathetic. Hopefully he will be in the Lords soon.

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Ladyleftfieldlover Mon 03-Jan-22 13:03:21

Chewbacca

What has John Bercow done to deserve a peerage? Genuine question.

Retired Speakers are traditionally given a Peerage. Look it up.

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Lucca Mon 03-Jan-22 13:09:03

Ladyleftfieldlover

JenniferEccles

Oh please not the weasely John Bercow ?
That must have been said in jest surely?
He was the most awful Speaker, not impartial at all as he obviously tried every trick in the book to thwart Brexit and was quite blatantly pro Labour.

I don’t agree. I thought he was the best Speaker for years. Everything he did to reign in a toxic Tory government was within the law. To deny him a Peerage was just pathetic. Hopefully he will be in the Lords soon.

Agree

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Lucca Mon 03-Jan-22 13:09:36

And If retired speakers all get one so should he .

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MayBee70 Mon 03-Jan-22 13:14:55

I’m hoping that he will stand as a Labour MP at the next election.

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lemongrove Mon 03-Jan-22 14:25:17

maddyone

I don’t agree with the honours system at all, but if anyone deserves it, Chris Whitty is the person.
(I hope all those who lost a son/daughter in Iraq or Afghanistan are happy about Tony Blair getting an honour!)

I agree maddy

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