It’s Finally Been Revealed Why Boris Johnson Made Charlotte Owen A Peer

After an 18-month freedom of information campaign, it has been revealed that both were appointed for, among other things, helping Johnson during the pandemic.

According to Owen’s citations, she led on “many sensitive and key projects including advising the prime minister and the chief whip on suitability for ministerial appointments during the reshuffle”.

Much of the information on her appointment was redacted, but it was revealed that former Tory ministers Grant Shapps and Chris Heaton-Harris had nominated her.

But Rosenbaum described these explanations as “very thin”.

He said: “The reasons cited for nominating Owen to membership of the House of Lords do come across as very thin, inadequate and lacking in evidence of relevant achievements.

“They leave her peerage as a mystery rather than properly justifying and explaining it.”

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