2025 Political Peerages

On 10 December 2025, 34 life peerages were announced, 25 from Labour, 3 from the Conservatives, 5 from the Liberal Democrats and 1 crossbench peer.^[1]

Life Peerages

Crossbench

The Rt. Hon. Charles Hay (The Earl of Kinnoull) DL – Convenor of the Crossbench Peers, Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords, former Chair of the House of Lords European Union Committee.

Conservative

Sharron Davies MBE – Campaigner for Women's Rights and Olympic Swimming Silver Medallist for Great Britain; to be Baroness Davies of Devonport, of Bradford-on-Avon in the County of Wiltshire – 15 January 2026^[2]
Simon Heffer – Professor of Modern British History at the University of Buckingham and historian, journalist, author and political commentator; to be Baron Blackwater, of Great and Little Leighs in the County of Essex
The Rt. Hon. Sir John Redwood – Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament for Wokingham; to be Baron Redwood

Liberal Democrats

Mike Dixon – Chief Executive of the Liberal Democrats, former charity leader and Government policy adviser; to be Baron Dixon of Jericho, of Jericho in the City of Oxford
The Rt. Hon. Dominic Hubbard (Lord Addington) – Liberal Democrat spokesperson for disabilities in the House of Lords and Honorary President of the British Dyslexia Association.
Rhiannon Leaman – Chief of Staff to the Leader of the Liberal Democrats; to be Baroness Leaman
The Rt. Hon. John Russell (Earl Russell) – Liberal Democrat spokesperson for energy and climate change in the House of Lords.
Sarah Teather – Charity leader, former MP for Brent East and Brent Central and former Minister of State at the Department for Education; to be Baroness Teather, of Broughton in the County of Leicestershire

Labour

Andy (Andrew) Roe KFSM – chair of the national Building Safety Regulator and former London Fire Commissioner; to be Baron Roe of West Wickham, of West Wickham in the London Borough of Bromley
Dame Ann Limb DBE DL – Former Further Education College Principal and former chair, The Scouts; Pro Chancellor, University of Surrey, and Chair of City & Guilds Foundation, Lloyds Bank Foundation, and The King's Foundation.
Brenda Dacres OBE – Mayor of Lewisham; to be Baroness Dacres of Lewisham, of Deptford in the London Borough of Lewisham – 7 January 2026^[3]
Carol Linforth OBE – Lately Labour Party Chief of Staff (Operations); to be Baroness Linforth, of Redland in the City of Bristol – 14 January 2026^[4]
Catherine MacLeod – Former journalist and political adviser, visiting professor at King's College London and Non-Executive Director at the Scotland Office; to be Baroness MacLeod of Camusdarach, of Lochaber in the County of Inverness-shire – 16 January 2026^[5]
David Isaac CBE – Provost of Worcester College, Oxford, Chair of the University of the Arts London, Chair of the Henry Moore Foundation, and a trustee of Cumberland Lodge; to be Baron Isaac, of Abergavenny in the County of Monmouthshire – 19 January 2026^[6]
David Pitt-Watson – Responsible Investment Expert. Co-founder and former CEO of the Equity Ownership Service and Focus Funds at Federated Hermes; to be Baron Pitt-Watson, of Kirkland of Glencairn in the County of Dumfriesshire – 15 January 2026^[2]
Farmida Bi CBE – Chair of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Vice-chair of the Disasters Emergency Committee; to be Baroness Bi, of Bermondsey in the London Borough of Southwark – 19 January 2026^[6]
Professor Geeta Nargund – Founder and former medical director of Create Fertility; founder and Trustee of Health Equality Foundation; to be Baroness Nargund, of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton and of Tooting in the London Borough of Wandsworth – 21 January 2026^[7]^[8]
Katie Martin – Lately, Chief of Staff to the Chancellor of the Exchequer; to be Baroness Martin of Brockley of Ladywell in the London Borough of Lewisham – 20 January 2026^[9]
Joe Docherty – Chair of Northern Powergrid Foundation and Trustee, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, former Chair of Council, Durham University; to be Baron Docherty of Milngavie, of Alexandria in the County of Dunbartonshire – 12 January 2026^[10]
Len (Leonard) Duvall OBE – Chair of the London Assembly and Leader of the London Assembly Labour Group; to be Baron Duvall, of Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich – 8 January 2026^[11]^[12]
Matthew Doyle – Former Director of Communications to the Prime Minister and for the Labour Party; to be Baron Doyle, of Great Barford in the County of Bedfordshire – 8 January 2026^[11]^[13]
Sir Michael Barber – Chancellor, University of Exeter and adviser to the Prime Minister on effective delivery; to be Baron Barber of Chittlehampton, of Chittlehampton in the County of Devon – 21 January 2026^[7]^[14]
Neena Gill CBE – Former Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands; to be Baroness Gill, of Jewellery Quarter in the City of Birmingham and of Southall in the London Borough of Ealing – 14 January 2026^[4]
Nick (Nicholas) Forbes CBE – chair, Breaking Down Barriers Commission and former Labour Leader, Newcastle City Council; to be Baron Forbes of Newcastle, of Heaton in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne – 9 January 2026^[15]^[16]
Peter Babudu – Executive Director of Impact on Urban Health, former councillor in Southwark; to be Baron Babudu, of Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark – 17 January 2026^[5]
Peter John OBE – Former Southwark Leader and former Chair of London Councils; to be Baron John of Southwark, of Pattiswick in the County of Essex – 7 January 2026^[3]^[17]
Richard Walker OBE – Founder and chairman, Bywater and Executive Chairman, Iceland Foods; to be Baron Walker of Broxton, of Broxton in the County of Cheshire – 20 January 2026^[9]
Russell Hobby CBE – CEO, The Kemnal Academies Trust, former CEO, Teach First and former General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers; to be Baron Hobby
Cllr. Dr. Sara Hyde – Fabian Society Chair and Islington council's Executive Member for Health and Social Care; to be Baroness Hyde of Bemerton, of King's Cross in the London Borough of Islington – 12 January 2026^[10]
Cllr. Shama Tatler – Brent Councillor and vice-chair of the London Labour Regional Executive, Patron of the Labour Housing Group and Head of the Labour Group Office at the Local Government Association; to be Baroness Shah, of Wembley in the London Borough of Brent – 9 January 2026^[18]^[16]
Dr. Sophy Antrobus MBE – Senior Research Fellow and co-director of the Freeman Air and Space Institute at King's College London; to be Baroness Antrobus, of Old Sarum in the County of Wiltshire
Tracey Paul – Chief Communications Officer at Pool Reinsurance and former policy adviser; to be Baroness Paul of Shepherd's Bush, of Shepherd’s Bush in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Uday Nagaraju – Technology Consultant, Politician and Founder of AI Policy Labs; to be Baron Nagaraju

References

↑ "Political Peerages December 2025". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Crown Office 15 January". London Gazette. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Crown Office 7 January". London Gazette. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Crown Office 14 January". London Gazette. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Crown Office 16 January". London Gazette. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 "Crown Office 19 January". Edinburgh Gazette. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 "Crown Office 21 January". London Gazette. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
↑ "Baroness Nargund". UK Parliament. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 "Crown Office 20 January". Edinburgh Gazette. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 "Crown Office 12 January". London Gazette. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 "Crown Office 8 January". London Gazette. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
↑ "Lord Duvall". UK Parliament. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
↑ "Lord Doyle". UK Parliament. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
↑ "Lord Barber of Chittlehampton". UK Parliament. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
↑ "Lord Forbes of Newcastle". UK Parliament. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 "Crown Office 9 January". London Gazette. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
↑ "Lord John of Southwark". UK Parliament. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
↑ "Baroness Shah". UK Parliament. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.

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[1] "Political Peerages December 2025". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2025-12-10.

[CO150126-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Crown Office 15 January". London Gazette. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[CO070126-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Crown Office 7 January". London Gazette. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[CO140126-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Crown Office 14 January". London Gazette. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[CO160126-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "Crown Office 16 January". London Gazette. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[CO190126-6] 6.0 ^6.1 "Crown Office 19 January". Edinburgh Gazette. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[CO210126-7] 7.0 ^7.1 "Crown Office 21 January". London Gazette. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[8] "Baroness Nargund". UK Parliament. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[CO200126-9] 9.0 ^9.1 "Crown Office 20 January". Edinburgh Gazette. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[CO120126-10] 10.0 ^10.1 "Crown Office 12 January". London Gazette. 15 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[CO080126-11] 11.0 ^11.1 "Crown Office 8 January". London Gazette. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[12] "Lord Duvall". UK Parliament. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.

[13] "Lord Doyle". UK Parliament. 8 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.

[14] "Lord Barber of Chittlehampton". UK Parliament. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

[15] "Lord Forbes of Newcastle". UK Parliament. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.

[CO090126-16] 16.0 ^16.1 "Crown Office 9 January". London Gazette. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[17] "Lord John of Southwark". UK Parliament. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.

[18] "Baroness Shah". UK Parliament. 9 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.

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