According to rumors earlier this week, Sue Gray, the prime minister’s former chief of staff, has also been appointed to the House of Lords.
In the midst of internal disputes regarding her influence, she resigned from her position as prime minister’s chief of staff just two months prior.
Former deputy prime minister Therese Coffey and Toby Young, the associate editor of The Spectator and the son of former Labour lord Lord Michael Young, were among the six new peers named by the Conservatives. Two peers have been appointed by the Liberal Democrats.
Thangam Debbonaire, Julie Elliot, Lyn Brown, and Steve McCabe are among the Labour MPs who will now serve in the House of Lords after losing their seats or resigning after the most recent election.
