Keir Starmer appoints 25 Labour peers to strengthen support in House of Lords
by Eleni Courea Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#722N9)
Labour says appointments needed to balance upper house and chooses former advisers to No 10 and the chancellor
Keir Starmer has appointed 25 Labour peers including a number of former senior government and party aides in a move to strengthen his hand in the House of Lords.
Matthew Doyle, a former No 10 director of communications, and Katie Martin, a former chief of staff to Rachel Reeves, will be among those appointed to the upper house in a move first reported by the Guardian.
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