For anybody who has not seen the news, the House of Lords Appointments Commission yesterday announced they were recommending the appointment of four new life peers who will sit on the cross-benches. They include Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Britain’s most successful Paralympian.
Many people I suspect see the House of Lords as a largely static body. Nothing could be further from the truth. We lose about twenty members a year. The three most recent losses are Lord Bledisloe, a distinguished lawyer, Lord Blaker, a former minister, and Lord Kingsland, the Shadow Lord Chancellor. We also acquire new members,…
The House has acquired two new members. The House of Lords Appointments Commission published on Monday the names of two new cross-bench peers: Susan Campbell CBE, the Chair of UK Sport; she is also Chair of the Youth Sports Trust and has previously been British Colleges Pentathlon Champion. David Pannick QC, a barrister specialising in in public law,…
