Labour Appoints 30 New Peers to Strengthen House of Lords Presence

Sue Gray, former chief of staff to Keir Starmer, is among the appointees as Labour seeks to bolster its representation in the upper chamber.

Sue Gray, known for her Partygate investigation and former role as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, has been appointed as a Labour peer alongside 29 others.
The appointments aim to increase Labour’s influence in the House of Lords, though the party remains short of a majority in the 800-member chamber.
Other new Labour peers include former MPs Thangam Debbonaire, Kevin Brennan, and Lyn Brown, as well as prominent party figures like Anji Hunter and Brendan Barber.
The Conservative Party gained six new peers, including journalist Toby Young and former ministers Thérèse Coffey and Rachel Maclean, while the Liberal Democrats added two members.
Labour continues to push for reforms to the House of Lords, including the removal of hereditary peers, as part of its broader agenda for modernizing the chamber.