Major Tory donor among 13 new peers named in honours list

Entrepreneur Stuart Marks reportedly featured on - but was removed from - Boris Johnson's resignation honours list

A major donor to the Conservative party who reportedly featured on Boris Johnson's original resignation honours list is among 13 new peers announced by the government on Friday evening, eight of them Conservatives.

Stuart Marks, a technology entrepreneur who has served as a senior treasurer for the Conservatives, has been given a life peerage, an official announcement said. He has personally donated 119,500 to the party and another 56,500 through his company.