New members of the Lords announced

[charitynjw]

http://www.parliament.uk/business/ne...intments-july/

New members of the Lords announced

01 August 2013
Downing Street has today published a list of new life peers who are to join the House of Lords.

• Number 10: Peerages announced

The new members will join the House of Lords at a later date; their titles will also be decided at a later date.

Conservatives

Richard Balfe, Sir Anthony Bamford, Nicholas Bourne, Matthew Carrington, Daniel Finkelstein, Annabel Goldie, Lady (Fiona) Hodgson, Christopher Holmes, John Horam, Howard Leigh, Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe, Sir Stephen Sherbourne, Michael Whitby, Susan Williams

Green Party

Jenny Jones

Labour

Sir Charles Allen, Sir William Haughey, Alicia Kennedy, Doreen Lawrence, Jonathan Mendelsohn

Liberal Democrats

Catherine Mary Bakewell, Rosalind (Olly) Grender, Christine Mary Humphreys, Zahida Manzoor, Brian Paddick, James Palumbo, Jeremy Purvis, Alison Suttie, Rumi Verjee, Sir Ian Wrigglesworth

Further information

• House of Lords Appointments Commission
• How members are appointed
• Lords publications: People and membership

Image: House of Lords 2013/Roger Harris

[PlanB]

Re: New members of the Lords announced

How refreshing to see that the mother of murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence will have a voice in Parliament. Perhaps racism within the police will now be properly addressed. About time too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23519563

[enquirer]

Re: New members of the Lords announced

Problem: They want to get rid of the House of Lords, but the public won't stand for it. So what do do? Answer - make it more squalid then ever.

Reaction: Public - "It's a cesspool".

Solution: Government - "Okay, we'll clean up and abolish the whole thing".

[wales01man]

Re: New members of the Lords announced

what a joke ?