Tory donor’s knighthood is sign Sunak ‘believes he’s on way out’, Labour says

Anneliese Dodds says the honour for Mohamed Mansour appears clearly tied to his £5m donation to the Tories

Rishi Sunak’s decision to hand a knighthood to a businessman and former Egyptian government minister who donated £5m to the Conservative party is the sign of a prime minister who “simply believes he’s on the way out”, Labour has said.

Mohamed Mansour, a senior treasurer of the Tory party for just over a year, was among surprise recipients of honours unexpectedly announced late on Thursday, who also included a series of Conservative MPs.