Farage urges Starmer to appoint Reform peers to House of Lords

Party leader calls on PM to address democratic disparity', claiming it is unfair that parties with fewer MPs are represented

Nigel Farage has called for the right to nominate Reform UK supporters to the House of Lords, claiming this would address a democratic disparity".

In a letter to Keir Starmer, the Reform leader said it was unfair that other smaller parties, including the Greens, had peers in the upper chamber but his party did not, despite attracting more votes in the general election last year.