Sadiq Khan named among 26 new peers entering House of Lords

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London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan is one of 26 people nominated for peerages in a list published by Downing Street as Sir Keir Starmer prepares to leave office. Sir Sadiq has been put forward as a Labour peer alongside 15 other Labour nominees, including broadcaster June Sarpong and former union chief Christina McAnea. The list also contains five Liberal Democrats, three Conservatives and two cross-bench appointments, former cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald and retired judge Sir Brian Leveson. Downing Street said the King has signified his intention to confer the peerages; the BBC was told the nominations were worked on before Sir Keir announced his resignation. The BBC says joining the Lords would allow Sir Sadiq to become a government minister, but he is not seeking a role in Andy Burnham’s incoming government and has not decided whether to run for a fourth mayoral term in 2028. A government source called Sir Sadiq "a brilliant mayor" who has "cut violent crime to record lows, cleaned up the capital's air, delivered the Elizabeth Line, and got London building council homes again," and said his peerage was "thoroughly deserved." Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey named the party's five picks as Julia Aglionby, Hannah Kitching, Tim Leunig, Dave McCobb and Mark Petterson. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage described the appointments as "the uniparty writ large."

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP

@drrosena.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to Sadiq Khan on his well-deserved peerage. From growing up on the Henry Prince Estate to leading our capital city and now a member of the Lords - he's a dedicated public servant.

11945d ago

Jane Harbison5

Well deserved - so much more impressive than the self promoter who is about to become PM

LeftPeggers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇵🇸1

I thought Labour were going to abolish the lords?

“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺1

🇬🇧 Starmer finishes off his premiership with one last LIE When Starmer promised to abolish the House of Lords ‘abomination’, what he really meant was that he intended to stuff the Lords with 66 more Labour cronies and donors In due course, Burnham will make Starmer a Lord 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺

Farrukh

@implausibleblog.bsky.social

Keir Starmer appoints Sadiq Khan into the House of Lords

12245d ago

Gerry6

Needs abolishing not adding to ffs

Gill Tate6

At last - one who actually deserves the honour (as long as a House of Lords exists).

aiteall.bsky.social1

Surprise! Standing down as Mayor?

The Socialist Dad

@thesocialistdad.bsky.social

Now, forgive me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it a "pledge" or a "promise" or something from Starmer to abolish the House of Lords, not add more of them? What a massive waste of time his Premiership was

2745d ago

@raystonian5

It's like a formula by centrists - basically to lie blatantly to gain support and then abandon all hope...

Person 234

Worse than a waste of time, he killed the Labour Party. We're the USA now, in. Westminster terms - do you want everything stolen from you with a smile or a sneer? You'll have it stolen regardless.

Ann Harries1

www.bbc.com/news/article... And I think we are about 80 fewer even including the ones that have just been created. The reason for creating the new peers is that there is a majority of Tories who blocked legislation such as the workers rights bill

South-East London for Europe (Selfe)

@selfe.bsky.social

Arch #RejoinEU support Sir Sadiq Khan elevated to the House of Lords... This is going to really annoy the Brexiters.. 😂 #LordKhan

3245d ago

Andrew Sparrow

@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social

Sadiq Khan given seat in Lords, as Starmer creates 26 new peers days before he leaves No 10 - @pippacrerar.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

2345d ago

Vivienne8

If anyone deserves a peerage, then Sadiq Khan does!

sharkastic.bsky.social7

Keir Starmer, breaking his promises till the very end.

Simon Harris1

Do we have to call him Lord Mayor now? A well deserved honour.

Tomato Soup1

an interesting one for a potential future PM candidate..

Rick

@flipchartrick.bsky.social

If we must have the House of Lords, Sadiq Khan is a good addition to it. His appointment will also piss off a lot of horrible people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

3245d ago

David Q

@davidqhog.bsky.social

Good. Sadiq Khan deserves greater recognition for his achievements and holding London together against the onslaught of the MSM & useful idiots of the right.

2245d ago

Stephen Farrow

@stephenfarrow.bsky.social

Cue exploding gammon. This will enrage all the (far-) right people. Good. If we MUST have an unelected upper chamber, Sadiq Khan is exactly the kind of person who should be in it.

2045d ago

Best for Britain

@bestforbritain.org

Build your dream (or nightmare) Cabinet and share your picks with us! 🚨 Now with added Sadiq Khan expansion pack https://bestforbritain.org/fantasy-cabinet/

1345d ago

Lysander #ShowTrumpTheRedCard 🟥1

Get serious This is pathetic and unhelpful

Jojo she/her

@jojofe24.bsky.social

Sadiq khan being made a peer And his silence for the last couple of years is being rewarded Thats how it goes, same as always None of them are fighting for us aga the establishment, because they *are* the establishment

1245d ago

Janet Daby MP

@janetdaby.bsky.social

Wonderful news - so well deserved after over a decade of service from @london.gov.uk Proud to have worked alongside him to make London a fairer city by investing in young people, tackling violence, building more homes and helping families with the cost of living www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

1345d ago

The Spectre Haunting Europe

@frightfulhobgoblin.bsky.social

The problem with a dysfunctional unelected second chamber that serves as a repository for flunkeys, apparatchiks and large-figure donors is that they can squat within the legislature, wielding utterly malign power and influence for decades with no accountability whatsoever.

945d ago

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot

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Sadiq Khan among 26 new peers to enter the Lords

945d ago

Quoting this

The Ranty Highwayman8

And nothing (deservedly so) for the Refukers making it a double kick into their fascist teeth.

Dave Andress6

Chris fucking Wormald, who helped completely fuck up the Covid response and then got sacked from the Cabinet Office, walks into a peerage, because at that level, you can only fail up.

Joy

@joybe.bsky.social

Keir Starmer in 2022: In a sweeping constitutional overhaul, the Labour leader has told the party’s peers that he wants to strip politicians of the power to make appointments to the Lords as part of the first-term programme of a Labour government 🤷‍♀️.

745d ago

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Breaking: House of Lords to be relocated to O2 Arena…

845d ago

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