This time round, Cameron has rewarded Douglas Hogg who stood down as a member of parliament (MP) in 2010 after it was alleged he claimed public expenses for having the moat around his country pile, Kettlethorpe Hall in Lincolnshire, cleaned. Although he said the expense was part of a list of general maintenance and he did not expect full payment, he was ordered to repay US$3,076.
The founder of the Ultimo brassiere company and fake tan outfit Utan, former model Michelle Mone has received a peerage for supporting the Conservatives in the Scottish referendum as well as ahead of the 2015 election.
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Ruby McGregor-Smith, Chief Executive of outsourcing group Mitie goes to the Lords having backed Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne's spending cuts, slashing millions off public spending and cutting down on benefits.
She signed a letter saying: "It has been suggested that the deficit reduction programme set out by George Osborne in his emergency Budget should be watered down and spread over more than one parliament. We believe that this would be a mistake."
#HouseofLords has 200 seats and 836 members, claiming £300 PER DAY for attending. #Farcical. No wonder people think #politics is a joke!
— The Hon. M C G Young (@MCY1X) 28 августа 2015
Wealthy financier James Lupton donated over US$4.6 million to Cameron's Conservative party by donating for auction a week's stay at his Majorcan 17th century estate — La Fortaleza — which went for over $338,000. He is said to be worth a cool UD$200 million.
Along with a handful of ex-MPs, advisors to ministers as well as Stephen Gilbert, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party and Emma Pidding, former Chairman of the National Conservative Convention, the House of Lords is now awash with the great and the good, put there because of party affiliations or for decent donations to the party cause.
Meg Russell, the deputy director of the constitution unit at University College London told the Guardian Cameron "has got an appalling g track record in appointments to the Lords. He's appointed at a faster rate than any other prime minister since life peerages began.
"He's caused a lot of anger in the House of Lords. David Cameron has recklessly appointed very high numbers to the point that the House of Lords is becoming non-functional, its reputation is being damaged and people are concerned it's increasingly difficult for it to do its job properly, It's over-crowded, people can't get in to speak, they can't get seats [or] office space," she said.
