Outgoing Prime Minister Starmer Nominates 16 Labour Peers, 5 Liberal Democrats, 3 Conservatives and 2 Crossbenchers

Outgoing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer nominated 26 new peers to the House of Lords as one of his final acts before leaving office on Monday. London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan was nominated to become a Labour peer alongside 15 other Labour nominees, including broadcaster June Sarpong and former union chief Christina McAnea.

Five new Liberal Democrat peers, three Conservative peers, and two cross-bench members, former cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald and retired senior judge Sir Brian Leveson, completed the list.

Downing Street published the nominations and stated the King has signified his intention of conferring the peerages. The list was being worked on before Starmer announced his resignation last month and consists of political peerages rather than resignation honours. Sir Sadiq Khan is serving his third term as mayor after first being elected in 2016.

He is not seeking a ministerial role in Andy Burnham's incoming government and has not yet decided whether to seek a fourth term in 2028. A government source described him as a brilliant mayor who has transformed London for the better, citing record lows in violent crime, cleaner air, the Elizabeth Line and renewed council home building.

A spokesperson for the mayor said Sir Sadiq Khan was honoured to be given a peerage and is excited about what more can be delivered while standing up for the city.

Reform UK received no peerages. Its leader Nigel Farage said the appointments were the uniparty writ large and that there is nothing for Reform, resulting in an even more unrepresentative upper house. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey welcomed five new peers for his party, saying each has the right skills to help hold the government to account and reform the House of Lords.