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List of life peerages (2024–present)

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This is a list of life peerages in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 since 2024, during the tenure of Labour prime ministers Sir Keir Starmer and Andy Burnham.

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As regards appointments, the Labour Party manifesto aimed to achieve "immediate reform of the House of Lords", stating "the second chamber of Parliament has become too big", and that "we will reform the appointments process to ensure the quality of new appointments and will seek to improve the national and regional balance of the second chamber".[1]

Sir Keir Starmer (2024–2026)

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† recommended by House of Lords Appointments Commission
‡ former MP
# former MEP
§ Elected hereditary peer under the House of Lords Act 1999 until 29 April 2026

Andy Burnham (2026–present)

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‡ former MP

Peerages to be created

It has been announced that the following person is to be created a life peer, but his peerage has not yet been created:

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Michael Briggs, Lord Briggs of Westbourne[2]

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Notes

  1. Daughter of Tim Boswell, Baron Boswell of Aynho (Life Peer, 2010).
  2. Wife of Simon Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Aspley Guise (Life Peer, 2010) and daughter-in-law of David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Sunningdale (Life Peer, 1991).

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