Overview

• The honours list includes over 50 North East recipients among 1,215 honourees focusing on public service.
• Dame Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Central and West, commits to using the title to advance opportunity, equality and dignity.
• Booker Prize–winning author Pat Barker is awarded a damehood for her literary work and Greggs CEO Roisin Currie is made a CBE after leading the chain past £2bn in annual revenues.
• Sir Antony Gormley is made a Companion of Honour in recognition of his services to art.
• Alison Madgin and daughter Carly Barrett earn MBEs for knife crime prevention, Viv Watts receives an OBE for fundraising and Rachel Daly gains an MBE for services to football.