A Tory donor who gave the party £5m in 2023 has been given a knighthood for business, charity and political service. The major Tory donor Mohamed Mansour and four Conservative MPs have been recognised in the new Honours on the recommendation of Rishi Sunak.
Businessman Mohamed Mansour, who gave £5 million to the Tories in 2023 and is a senior treasurer at the party, was knighted for business, charity and political service. Philip Davies – whose wife is the Government’s “common sense” minister Esther McVey – has been knighted for public and parliamentary service.
Former sports minister Tracey Crouch, who led a review of football governance in the wake of proposals for a breakaway European Super League, has been given a damehood for public and parliamentary service. Farming minister Mark Spencer has also been given a knighthood, while Treasury Select Committee chairwoman Harriett Baldwin becomes a dame.
Democratic Unionist Party MP Gregory Campbell has also been made a CBE. The Prime Minister recommended the honours to the King.
Shipley MP Sir Philip told the PA news agency: “Obviously I’m absolutely delighted. I’m somewhat flabbergasted as well, to be honest. It feels very surreal and I’m somewhat in shock.”
He added: “I’m just immensely grateful to everybody who has enabled it to happen.”
Sir Philip has been MP for Shipley since 2005 and hosted a GB News show with wife Esther McVey until she gave up the presenting role to return to government as minister without portfolio in November 2023.
