"Keir Starmer has appointed 25 Labour peers including a number of former senior government and party aides in a bid to strengthen his hand in the House of Lords. Matthew Doyle, a former No 10 director of communications, and Katie Martin, a former chief of staff to Rachel Reeves, will be among those appointed to the upper house in a move first reported by the Guardian."
"Carol Linforth, a former Labour party chief of staff for operations, and Richard Walker, the executive chair of Iceland and a Labour donor who switched from supporting the Conservatives before the 2024 election, will also receive peerages. Others on Labour's list include Michael Barber, a Whitehall veteran who led Tony Blair's delivery unit and now advises Starmer, and Len Duvall, the chair of the London assembly. The move brings the number of peers appointed by Starmer to 62."
Keir Starmer appointed 25 Labour peers, including former senior government and party aides, to bolster Labour's presence in the House of Lords. Named appointees include Matthew Doyle, Katie Martin, Carol Linforth, Richard Walker, Michael Barber and Len Duvall. The total number of peers appointed by Starmer now stands at 62, encompassing an earlier tranche of 30 and seven peers created for ministerial roles. Electoral reform campaigners are expected to criticise the process as undemocratic. Labour's manifesto pledges modernisation of the Lords, a mandatory retirement age of 80 and eventual replacement with a more regionally representative second chamber.
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