Nigel Farage blasts Keir Starmer over 16 House of Lords appointments as Reform snubbed by PM

Nigel Farage has blasted Sir Keir Starmer for appointing 16 people as Labour members of the House of Lords after Reform UK was not invited to put forward peers to sit in the upper chamber.

In one of Sir Keir's final acts as Prime Minister, London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, former union chief Christina McAnea and veteran television presenter June Sarpong were nominated to take the Labour whip in the House of Lords.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch was also invited to put forward Conservative donor David Ross, ex-Army chief General Sir Patrick Sanders, and Professor Swaran Singh.

Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey revealed he was "absolutely delighted" to put five names forward.

Despite topping the polls for over a year, Reform UK is without any representation in the upper chamber after ex-Tory peer Malcolm Offord resigned to stand in the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election.

Following today's appointments, Mr Farage said: "The House of Lords appointments are the uniparty writ large.

"Once again, there is nothing for Reform and we get an even more unrepresentative upper house."

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