The Sunday Times (£) has published an erroneous account of David Cameron’s nominations honours list. We are happy to put the record straight:
- Boris Johnson will become a Companion of Honour.
- Dominic Cummings will become Lord Cummings of Colonel Kurtz Enterprises.
- Michael Gove will become Sir Michael Gove, and a knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
- Chris Grayling will become Sir Chris Grayling.
- Priti Patel will become Dame Priti Patel.
- Theresa Villiers will become Dame Theresa Villiers.
- John Whittingdale will become Sir John Whittingdale.
- Daniel Hannan will receive the Order of Merit.
- Douglas Carswell will become British Ambassador to France.
- Patrick Barbour will become Lord Barbour.
- Peter Cruddas will become Lord Cruddas.
- Terence Adams will become Lord Adams.
- Matthew Elliott’s hairdresser will receive the OBE.
- Paul Stephenson will receive the CBE.
- Stephen Parkinson will become Bodley’s Librarian.
- John Cleese will become Clarenceux King of Arms.
- Sir Ian Botham will become Manager of the England Football Team.
- Penny Mordaunt would have become Dame Penny Mordaunt, but a knighthood has been bestowed on her instead by special request of members of the Royal Navy. (See also here.)
- And, yes, Nigel Farage will – at last – become Lord Farage of MyShout.
To those who claim that this list is absurd, our answer is that it is neither more or less so than the real thing – and just a bit more representative of the referendum result.