Priti Patel of Indian descent, Kulveer Ranger on Boris Johnson’s honor roll

Patel praised the leader, calling him the UK’s “most electorally successful prime minister since Margaret Thatcher”.

Priti Patel was made a Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire, while Ranger was raised to the Lords. (PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter@KulveerRanger /Twitter@pritipatel)

London: British Indians Priti Patel and Kulveer Singh Ranger have been awarded on former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s roll of honor hours before he stepped down as MP.

The honor roll, a tradition bestowed on outgoing prime ministers, included 38 awards and seven peerages, and was approved by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak nine months after Johnson stepped down as prime minister.

Former Home Secretary Priti Patel was made a Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire, while Ranger, the former director of transport, was elevated to Lords.

Patel, 51, was Home Secretary under Boris Johnson in early July 2019 and tendered her resignation in September 2022, just before the appointment of Liz Truss as Prime Minister.

A day after Johnson’s resignation last week, Patel praised the leader calling him the “most electorally successful prime minister since Margaret Thatcher”.

“Boris Johnson has served our country and his constituency with distinction. He led the world in supporting Ukraine, got Brexit done and was our most electorally successful prime minister since Margaret Thatcher. Boris is a political titan whose legacy will stand the test of time,” Patel tweeted.

Ranger was elected Director of Transportation Policy after Johnson won the May 2008 mayoral election.

“It is with great pride that I can confirm that I have been elevated to the House of Lords. This recognition is not only mine, but I also share with my family and friends, the Sikh community and many industry colleagues and Conservative friends – all of whom I have had the pleasure of being supported by and working shoulder to shoulder with. standing in the past 25 years. years,” Ranger wrote in a tweet, thanking Johnson.

“I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished, but now look forward to continuing to champion and improve the things I’m passionate about in the years to come,” Ranger wrote.

In 2011 Ranger became the director for Environment and Digital London and his work resulted in a record drop in bike thefts, according to a BBC report.

Born to Sikh immigrant parents in West London’s Hammersmith, Ranger is also a special adviser to the UK government on digital strategy.

He has a degree in architecture from University College London and a business degree from Kingston Business School.

The list honored Conservative politicians Jacob Rees-Mogg and Simon Clarke with knighthoods.

Martin Reynolds, a senior civil servant and former chief of cabinet to Johnson, received an Order of the Bath award for public service.

Reynolds had invited people to a ‘bring your own booze’ party in the Downing Street garden when Britain went into lockdown in May 2020.

Labor Party deputy leader Angela Rayner called Johnson’s honor roll a “sickening insult”.

Johnson resigned as a Conservative MP on June 9 after claiming he had been “forced out of parliament” over the Partygate scandal.