The outgoing PM has given the London Mayor a peerage in a parting gift as he prepares to leave Downing Street.
Sir Sadiq Khan and Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty)
Sir Sadiq Khan has been given a seat in the House of Lords after being handed a peerage in a parting gift from Sir Keir Starmer. The long-term Labour Mayor of London is among a list of 26 new members for the Lords issued by Downing Street as the Prime Minister prepares to leave Number 10.
He is set to take his seat on the red benches alongside former cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald and retired senior judge Sir Brian Leveson. The move could potentially pave the way for Sir Sadiq to join Andy Burnham’s cabinet, with the ‘King of the North’ due to become PM on Monday. So what do you think? Is Keir Starmer right to give Sadiq Khan a seat in the House of Lords? Vote in our poll and join the debate in the comments section.
Sir Sadiq has long been touted for a seat in the House of Lords and has reportedly worked closely over the years with the incoming Prime Minister.