PRIOR

to the election, Mrs May’s manifesto said: ‘We will review the honours system to make sure it commands public confidence, rewards genuine public service and that recipients uphold the integrity of the honours bestowed.’ She let it be known that she wouldn’t be issuing a Dissolution honours List. But won’t she have to dish out some gongs? ‘Sir’ nick Timothy and ‘Dame’ Fiona hill might placate her sacked chiefs of staff and discourage them from publishing unhelpful memoirs? Biteback publisher Iain Dale tells me: ‘I’ll trample underfoot anyone else who tries to get their stories.’