“The Devon MP nominated for a knighthood in David Cameron’s resignation honours has hit out at Lib Dem leader Tim Farron for his ongoing criticism of the list.
East Devon MP Hugo Swire accused Mr Farron of being “sanctimonious”, following his repeated calls for the list of names to be rejected and the process overhauled.
The less than friendly exchange comes as MPs announce they are investigating Mr Cameron’s chosen recipients, alongside his 13 newly created peers. …
… Mr Farron described it as “so full of cronies it would embarrass a medieval court”. “He is not the first Prime Minister to leave office having rewarded quite so many friends, but he should be the last,” he added.
In an apparent reply to his criticism, Mr Swire sent a tweet stating he “can’t decide who is more tiresome and sanctimonious: [former chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life] Sir Alistair Graham or @timfarron”.
Close run thing,” he tweeted.
Mr Farron replied by congratulating the former Foreign Office minister on his award, stating it was “richly deserved”.
Whether this was in sincerity or sarcasm, it prompted one further tweet from Mr Swire: “15 Love to Tim!”.”
Owl thinks that Mr Farron’s choice of the word ‘richly’ might just be giving the game away … subtle Tim … subtle … maybe too subtle for Hugo, though!
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Once again our Hugo demonstrates that he is COMPLETELY out of touch with the feelings of the general public and of his constituents most of whom are disgusted by this Eton-old-boys favouritism – and as usual Hugo’s hugely inflated ego is really only concerned with his own aggrandisement and self-promotion.
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