Labour Party leader Starmer nominated union leader Christina McAnea, former General Secretary of UNISON, and former Treasury secretary Kitty Ussher for peerages as his premiership concluded.

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Conservative Party nominations include entrepreneur David Ross, co-founder of Carphone Warehouse, while Liberal Democrat leader nominations feature Dave McCobb and chief economist Dr Tim Leunig at Nesta.

Crossbench appointments include former cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald, Investigatory Powers Commissioner Sir Brian Leveson, and human rights expert Saul Lehrfreund, expanding the Lords with senior professionals.

The 26 new peers span diverse sectors including human rights, public service, and education.