Overview

• Michael Gove, a veteran Conservative politician and former MP, has been awarded a peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list.
• The list includes seven nominees, aligning with the scale of honours given by previous prime ministers such as Boris Johnson and Theresa May.
• Other recipients include key Sunak allies, such as Alister Jack, Simon Hart, and Mark Harper, all of whom held senior government roles.
• The timing of the announcement, just before exit polls revealed a significant Conservative Party defeat, has provoked internal backlash.
• The inclusion of Gove, a figure with a contentious history involving Boris Johnson, risks reopening old party divisions and intensifying calls for honours system reform.