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Starmer Weighs Peerage for Sadiq Khan After May Elections

The floated offer would be read as an effort to steady Starmer’s grip before expected losses in the May local elections.

Sir Sadiq Khan has stood by the prime minister despite publicly disagreeing with some of Labour’s policies
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Overview

  • The plan, which surfaced Friday in reports first traced to the Financial Times, drew a No 10 response calling it “speculation.”
  • Sources say talks included a possible cabinet post for the London mayor, though Downing Street has rejected that idea as impractical.
  • If Khan accepts a Lords seat before the next mayoral contest in 2028, London could face a mayoral by-election to fill City Hall.
  • The move would test Starmer’s promise to change the House of Lords as his government ends hereditary seats while preparing a fresh slate of appointments reported to be around 40.
  • Khan has clashed with the government on Brexit, Heathrow expansion, and migration plans, and he recently urged Labour to back rejoining the EU, which helps explain why bringing him into Parliament is being discussed.