Overview

• Sue Gray, former chief of staff to Keir Starmer and known for her 2022 investigation into Downing Street lockdown parties, has been nominated for a life peerage.
• Labour leader Keir Starmer has put forward 30 nominations, including former MPs, union leaders, and party strategists, to strengthen Labour's presence in the House of Lords.
• The Conservative Party has made six nominations, including former deputy prime minister Thérèse Coffey, while the Liberal Democrats have submitted two candidates.
• The nominations will be vetted by the independent House of Lords Appointments Commission before the final approval process involving the prime minister and the King.
• Labour's nominations aim to address the current imbalance in the upper chamber, where the Conservatives hold 273 seats compared to Labour's 187, with no party holding an outright majority.