Boycott, 78, was awarded a knighthood in ex-Prime Minister Theresa May’s resignation honours list. Geoffrey Boycott Knighted. "The Tories only care about looking after their own and will only stand up for the wealthy few who fund them." In contrast, people nominated for resignation honours only undergo propriety and probity checks by the Cabinet Office.The 37 men and 20 women on Mrs May's list include members of Downing Street staff, political aides and lifelong supporters of the Conservative Party.It includes recipients from all four nations of the UK as well as non-political figures and members of civic society.Labour said the honours rewarded "big Tory donors and No 10 cronies".Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill, Mrs May's former chiefs of staff who left their jobs after the 2017 general election in which the Conservatives lost their majority in the Commons, become Commanders of the Order of the British Empire, or CBEs.The former prime minister's chief EU negotiator Olly Robbins receives a knighthood. More than two million vulnerable people can now leave their home for the first time since lockdown began.
by Yorkshire CCC & Cricket World Tuesday 10 September 2019. 30 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7LA Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss are two of just 14 cricketers to have played 100 or more Tests for England.
Which Sirs have had their knighthoods taken away? Former Yorkshire cricketer Geoffrey Boycott, 78, sparked fury today after insisting he 'doesn't care a toss' about the backlash from domestic abuse charities over his knighthood. Shouldn't it be just a nice day for me? Just consider - could he actually be telling the truth?”Crime writer Mr Child, famed for the Jack Reacher books, will also be made a CBE for services to literature today, while singer Mr Costello will receive an OBE for services to music.
"I have to live with it - and I do. The senior civil servant helped to create Mrs May's Brexit deal before it was defeated in Parliament three times. "The 78-year-old, who is part of the BBC's cricket commentary team for the current Ashes series, added: "It's very difficult to prove your innocence in another country, in another language. The former England cricket captain, 79, is due to receive the knighthood for services to cricket at Buckingham Palace today.His spot on Theresa May’s New Year’s honours list, alongside stars including Elvis Costello and author Lee Child, sparked outrage from domestic abuse campaigners.He was convicted in 1998 of punching his then girlfriend Margaret Moore in a French Riviera hotel, but has always protested his innocence.Sir Geoffrey, a former Test opener who also helmed the Yorkshire cricket team, said last year that he “couldn’t give a toss” over the backlash.Former Spice Girl Mel B branded him a “disgrace to Yorkhire”, while Women’s Aid, the Women’s Trust and the Labour MPs Harriet Harman and Dawn Butler also expressed condemnation.However, last night his wife of 27 years Rachel Boycott penned a 2,000 word letter to the critics, pleading with them to stop “crucifying” her husband over a crime she claims never happened.“Just stop for a minute and consider has there ever been a miscarriage of justice,” she 67-year-old wrote. "The government checks all nominees are suitable for an honour, including whether they have paid their taxes.However, Mrs May's resignation honours list would not have gone through the same review process as nominations for the New Year and Queen's Birthday honours.In those cases, a specific committee, for example one including figures from the world of sport, would consider the nominations before they go before the main honours committee. Boycott denied the allegations, saying Miss Moore had slipped after flying into a rage when he refused to marry her.Mrs May, who introduced a landmark Domestic Abuse Bill to Parliament earlier this year, was accused of sending a "dangerous message" by Women's Aid's co-acting chief executive Adina Claire.She said the honour "should be taken away" from Boycott, adding that it sent "completely the wrong message" to survivors of domestic abuse.Asked about the criticism from Women's Aid by presenter Martha Kearney on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Boycott responded: "I don't give a toss about her, love.