Other potentially problematic names are also absent – neither the prime minister's father or his sister made it in the end.

Whatever happened behind the scenes, she wasn't put forward for a peerage but got ahead of the news by quitting as an MP – forcing Rishi Sunak into a by-election in Mid Bedfordshire that he really doesn't want.Īnd she wasn't the only MP that was snubbed – all those who were expected to be entering the Lords – Alok Sharma, Nigel Adams and Alister Jack - have mysteriously disappeared. Liz added: 'And I think at the end of her political career she was working for Liz Truss and the chief whip at the time, not an illustrious political career by any stretch, but she will go to the House of Lords as well.'Īfter completing her university education in 2015, Ms Owen spent five years as an intern and parliamentary assistant before becoming eligible for a lifetime seat in the government.ĭespite having a total of just 18 months of government experience, her role in the Number 10 Policy Unit under Mr Johnson and Liz Truss gave her a front-row seat to notable events like the failed fracking vote and the downfall of the government within seven weeks of its formation.Īdditionally, her responsibilities were expanded to include the Chief Whip, Wendy Morton.īoris Johnson's honours list has been long-anticipated in Westminster, with the expectation that it would deliver the same level of controversy and scandal that characterised his premiership.Īnd although it seems to have been slimmed down, it hasn't disappointed.Īhead of the release, rumours were swirling about Johnson-loyalist Nadine Dorries and whether Rishi Sunak would try to block her from entering the Lords. She did in the end work for the Number 10 policy unit. One of those was working for Boris Johnson. Political correspondent Liz Bates said he is not someone most people would have heard of.īut she said Ms Owen 'will now be the youngest ever life peer'.

Charlotte Owen, a former adviser to Mr Johnson, will become one of the youngest ever life peers.

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