Liz Truss, holding the record for the shortest tenure as a British Prime Minister, used her brief time in office during 2022 to confer some of the country's highest honours upon her political

confidants and supporters, including two prominent figures from the Brexit campaign.

Upon stepping down, former Prime Ministers like Truss have the privilege to grant honours, including lifelong memberships in the House of Lords. It's a customary practice for British leaders to recognize their allies through these honours.

Truss, who resigned after only 44 days as Prime Minister due to market turbulence caused by her economic policies, extended a peerage, a House of Lords seat, to Ruth Porter, her former deputy chief of staff. Additionally, Matthew Elliott and Jon Moynihan, key figures from the 2016 Vote Leave Brexit campaign, were also bestowed with peerages by Truss.

Expressing her satisfaction, Truss stated, "I am delighted these champions for conservative values such as freedom, limited government, and a resolute, sovereign Britain have been duly honoured."

Furthermore, Truss granted various other honours, including titles like Commander, Officer, or Member of the Order of the British Empire, to four legislators who supported her bid to lead the Conservative party and become Prime Minister, alongside two of her former governmental advisors.

In a separate announcement, King Charles' New Year honours list acknowledged over 1,200 individuals, among them England women's soccer goalkeeper Mary Earps. Photo by Simon Dawson / No10 Downing Street, Wikimedia commons.