Owen Smith would introduce five-year ban on honours if elected Labour leader
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Labour donors, MPs, advisers and staff would face a five-year ban on receiving honours if Owen Smith becomes leader. Mr Smith challenged other parties to follow his lead in what he said was a first step towards an honours system that would "reward selfless acts, not political and personal patronage". Mr Smith said: "David Cameron's resignation honours list has brought the system into disrepute and deepened people's mistrust of politics. "That is why, as Labour leader, I would introduce a five-year ban on former Labour Party staffers, advisers MPs and donors from receiving an honour or becoming a member of the House of Lords.
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