Hugo Swire is widely rumoured to be on David Cameron’s resignation honours list to receive a knighthood. The two Old Etonians are such good friends David Cameron felt able to give him a playful slap on the bottom at a recent government reception:
Here is what another (former) pal of the PM says:
… “resignation honours list a “very British corruption”, says ex-PM’s pal Steve Hilton.
David Cameron’s bid to dish out gongs to Tory donors is “a serious type of very British corruption” – according to one of his oldest political pals.
Former Downing Street strategy guru Steve Hilton hit out at his chum’s attempts to reward party backers, which has triggered huge public anger.
The former Tory leader wants to hand accolades including knighthoods and peerages to 48 cronies .
But Mr Hilton, who was the PM’s director of strategy from 2010-12, launched a scathing attack on the plan.
He said: “ David Cameron ‘s resignation honours list is a symptom of a wider problem: our corrupt and decaying democracy. …”
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