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23/08/2023
Former DUP Mayor Stripped Of MBE
A former DUP mayor has been stripped of his MBE following a conviction for a sexual offence.
Thomas Hogg was found guilty in 2021 of an offence against a teenage boy.
He had been made an MBE in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
He resigned from the party in 2019.
The Cabinet Office listed Hogg amongst the people who had forfeited honours on Tuesday.
He received a suspended sentence.
Thomas Hogg was found guilty in 2021 of an offence against a teenage boy.
He had been made an MBE in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
He resigned from the party in 2019.
The Cabinet Office listed Hogg amongst the people who had forfeited honours on Tuesday.
He received a suspended sentence.
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