THE awarding of knighthoods for ministers sacked in this week's Coalition reshuffle has been branded as nothing more than dishing out consolation prizes, which threatens to discredit the system.
In exchanges in the House of Commons, Labour's Paul Flynn said: "The distribution of consolation prizes to sacked ministers is likely to bring the honours system into further disrepute."
Andrew Lansley, the new Commons Leader, replied: "In this House and elsewhere, what we should do is honour public service and this is a mechanism for honouring public service."
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