British PM under fire for knighting Mohamed Mansour as press points to his track record as a Conservative donor

Mohamed Mansour gets a knighthood: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under fire after unveiling a list of surprise round of honours that includes Mansour Group and Man Capital chairman Mohamed Mansour (LinkedIn). Mansour, a UK citizen with a long history in politics there, is being knighted for his service to business, charity, and politics. The opposition Labour party is making hay of Mansour’s status as a Tory donor — he donated GBP 5 mn last year and has been the Conservatives’ senior treasurer since 2022.

In context: This is UK politics at work, not a comment on Mansour. If there were a Labour donor on an honours list put forward by a late-term Labour government, the Tories would be howling just as loud as Labour is today.

The story got ink from the FinancialTimes, the Guardian, and Sky News.