Uni strips rapist tech millionaire of honorary degree
Manchester Evening News|December 01, 2023
MANCHESTER Metropolitan University has stripped Lawrence Jones of his honorary doctorate following his rape and sexual assault convictions.
ASHLIE BLAKEY
Uni strips rapist tech millionaire of honorary degree

The multi-millionaire UKFast Founder was awarded the doctorate in 2016. But a spokesperson for the university confirmed it had been 'formally rescinded' after Jones was convicted of two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault following two trials at Manchester Crown Court.

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