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Cash for Honours — (also Cash for Peerages, Loans for Honours or Loans for Peerages) is the name given by some in the media to a political scandal in the United Kingdom in 2006 and 2007 concerning the connection between political donations and the award of life… … Wikipedia
loans for peerages — The names given by media commentators and politicians to a political scandal in the United Kingdom in 2006 and 2007 concerning the alleged connection between political donations and the awarding of life peerages. The issue of cash for peerages … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
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Michael Levy, Baron Levy — The Right Honourable The Lord Levy Personal details Born 11 July 1944 (1944 07 11) (age 67) Political party Labour Religion Judaism Michael Abraham Levy, Baron Levy, (born 11 July … Wikipedia
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