Daily Mail – The row over the honour for hedge fund trader and Tory donor Paul Ruddock intensified last night after Business Secretary Vince Cable refused to endorse the award.
Asked if he supported David Cameron’s decision to approve Mr Ruddock’s knighthood, a spokesman for Mr Cable would say only: ‘He does not comment on honours. The terse response came amid continuing controversy over the award to multi-millionaire Mr Ruddock, who has given more than £500,000 to Tory funds over the past eight years.
