- London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been granted a peerage, joining 25 other new members in the House of Lords, as part of Sir Keir Starmer's recommendations before he leaves office.
- Khan will be joined by notable figures such as former cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald and retired senior judge Sir Brian Leveson, with Downing Street confirming the King's intention to confer these peerages.
- Despite the honour, Sir Sadiq is reportedly not seeking a ministerial position and has not yet decided whether to stand for re-election as Mayor of London, a role he has held since 2016.
- The new appointments include 16 political nominations from Sir Keir, five from Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, and three from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch, contributing to the chamber's composition.
- The move comes despite Sir Keir's previous calls for the abolition of the House of Lords and follows the recent House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026, amidst ongoing concerns about the chamber's size, which currently stands at 774 members.
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