Original sentence: " British Home Secretary John Reid also defended the award saying that the UK has "a set of values that accrues people honours for their contribution to literature even when they don't agree with our point of view." The knighthood list was determined by independent committees that vet nominations from the government and the public before they are formally approved by the Prime Minister and the Queen
Edited sentence: " British Home Secretary John Reid also defended the award (Inspite of many regarding it as a insulting, suspicious and improper act ) saying that the UK has "a set of values that accrues people honours for their contribution to literature even when they don't agree with our point of view." The knighthood list was determined by independent committees that vet nominations from the government and the public.The Queen and the Prime Minister approved him inspire of his anti-Islam and anti-Muslim writings