Sunak Wants More Knighthoods for Northerners in Bid to ‘Level Up’ Honours System

Sunak Wants More Knighthoods for Northerners in Bid to ‘Level Up’ Honours System
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference following the G-7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 21, 2023. Issei Kato - Pool/Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to “level up” the honours system by giving more knighthoods, damehoods, and other honours to people living in under-represented areas of the country, according to a new report.

In the foreword to a new report on the operation of the honours system, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said that Sunak is “determined to make sure our honours represent the length and breadth of the country.”