Free speech campaigner Toby Young has been awarded a peerage.
The director and founder of the Free Speech Union said he was “delighted” to take his place in the House of Lords next year.
A peerage has also been awarded to Nigel Biggar, a professor of moral and pastoral theology at Oxford University.
Prof Biggar has gained fame in recent years for speaking out against historic and contemporary criticisms of the British Empire.
Free Speech Union director Toby Young
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Reacting to the announcement, Young wrote on social media: “Delighted that the work of the Free Speech Union has been recognised in this way — and congratulations to our Chairman, Nigel Biggar, who’s also been given a peerage.
Young joins Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Sue Gray and former deputy PM Thérèse Coffey.
More to come…