The 66-year-old was left furious after it was reported that the former prime minister had included dad Stanley in a list of names put forward for a knighthood
A Scots charity legend who scaled mountains and crossed deserts to earn his MBE has blasted Boris Johnson’s plans to knight his dad as a “slap in the face”.
Ex-military man Jock, who has taken on some of the most treacherous terrains in the world including walking through the Sahara and Gobi Desert and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Elbrus in Russia, branded the plans “absolutely outrageous” and said they make a mockery of the honours system and those who have donated to his causes.
Top Tories joined Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer in condemning the latest move this week and now pressure has been heaped on current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to intervene and put a block on the honour. Jock, who previously served in the Black Watch, Royal Highland Regiment, was honoured by the Queen with an MBE in 2014 for his services to charity having dedicated the last 20 years to his causes.
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