Former honours committee chair suggested his term was not renewed after refusing to back a Tory donor

Independent oversight of honours nominations has come under increasing political pressure in recent years, current and former members of the committees which review nominations for lordships and knighthoods have said.

A number of committee chairs said they had been pushed out of their roles after failing to approve candidates backed by No 10.

Sir Vernon Ellis, served as the chair of the Arts and Media Honours Committee between 2012 and 2015. He told the broadcaster about one incident when his committee pushed back against a government nomination, who was a Tory donor.

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