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| Karren Brady and Sir Stuart Rose among new life peers | Karren Brady and Sir Stuart Rose among new life peers |
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| Football boss and Apprentice TV show star, Karren Brady, is among 22 new peers announced by the government. | Football boss and Apprentice TV show star, Karren Brady, is among 22 new peers announced by the government. |
| Ms Brady will take a seat on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords alongside former Marks & Spencer chief Sir Stuart Rose. | Ms Brady will take a seat on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords alongside former Marks & Spencer chief Sir Stuart Rose. |
| Other new working peers include former MEP and EastEnders actor Michael Cashman, who will become a Labour peer. | |
| There are 12 new Tory peers, three new Labour ones, six Liberal Democrats and one DUP member of the Lords. | There are 12 new Tory peers, three new Labour ones, six Liberal Democrats and one DUP member of the Lords. |
| Conservative donor Ranbir Singh Suri is also being lined up for a seat in the Lords. The jewellery tycoon and his company have given more than £300,000 to the party since 2006. | Conservative donor Ranbir Singh Suri is also being lined up for a seat in the Lords. The jewellery tycoon and his company have given more than £300,000 to the party since 2006. |
| The peers are nominated by the party leaders but are vetted by the independent House of Lords Appointments Commission. | The peers are nominated by the party leaders but are vetted by the independent House of Lords Appointments Commission. |
| The full Conservative list is: | |
| The new Labour peers are: | |
| The new Liberal Democrat peers are: | |
| The Democratic Unionist Party has nominated William Hay MLA, the Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly, who has chosen to sit on the crossbenches. |