Former UKFast CEO Lawrence Jones has been stripped of his MBE following his 2023 conviction for the rape of two women in Greater Manchester and sexual assault against a third female.
Jones lost his award along with five others, according to the official announcement in the London Gazette.
The official statement said: “The King has directed that the appointment of Lawrence Nigel Jones to be a Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated 31 December 2014, shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the register of the said order.”
Jones was originally awarded the honour for services to the digital economy.
Among the other people to lose their honours were Tory donor Lord Rami Ranger for bringing the honours system into disrepute.
Jones had already been stripped of his honorary doctorate by Manchester Metropolitan University, which was initally awarded in 2016.
The former CEO was sentenced for 14 years and 7 years for the two rapes – to be served concurrently – and one year, to be served consecutively, for the sexual assault. Jones, who founded UKFast in 1999, had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
