direct to your inboxStretford and Urmston MP Kate Green has called for a shake-up of honours system, branding titles associated with the British Empire as 'offensive and divisive'.The shadow education secretary said the link to the empire was 'hurtful to people' and she called for the honours system to be modernised.She was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2005 in recognition for her work, before she was a parliamentarian, supporting one parent families.Ms Green said the honours system gave 'huge pleasure' to people when their achievements were recognised but she went on that 'you can't justify the branding'.She explained her position during an interview for the BBC's Political Thinking podcast.The three orders of the British.
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