Nominations for life peers in the UK
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][2][3]
- Sharron DaviesMBE – Campaigner for Women's Rights and Olympic Swimming Silver Medallist for Great Britain; to beBaroness Davies of Devonport, of Bradford-on-Avon in the County of Wiltshire – 15 January 2026[4]
- Simon Heffer – Professor of Modern British History at theUniversity of Buckingham and historian, journalist, author and political commentator; to beBaron Blackwater, of Great and Little Leighs in the County of Essex – 27 January 2026[5]
- The Rt. Hon.Sir John Redwood – Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament forWokingham; to beBaron Redwood, of Wokingham in the Royal County of Berkshire – 30 January 2026[6]
- Mike Dixon – Chief Executive of the Liberal Democrats, former charity leader and Government policy adviser; to beBaron Dixon of Jericho, of Jericho in the City of Oxford – 28 January 2026[7]
- 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 beBaroness Leaman, of Chipping Sodbury in the County of Gloucestershire – 29 January 2026[8]
- 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 forBrent East andBrent Central and former Minister of State at the Department for Education; to beBaroness Teather, of Broughton in the County of Leicestershire – 27 January 2026[5]
- Andy (Andrew) RoeKFSM – chair of the national Building Safety Regulator and formerLondon Fire Commissioner; to beBaron Roe of West Wickham, of West Wickham in the London Borough of Bromley
- Dame Ann LimbDBE 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, andThe King's Foundation; to beBaroness Limb, of Moss Side in the City of Manchester – 5 February 2026[9]
- Brenda DacresOBE –Mayor of Lewisham; to beBaroness Dacres of Lewisham,of Deptford in the London Borough of Lewisham – 7 January 2026[10]
- Carol LinforthOBE – Lately Labour Party Chief of Staff (Operations); to beBaroness Linforth, of Redland in the City of Bristol – 14 January 2026[11]
- Catherine MacLeod – Former journalist and political adviser, visiting professor atKing's College London and Non-Executive Director at the Scotland Office; to beBaroness MacLeod of Camusdarach, of Lochaber in the County of Inverness-shire – 16 January 2026[12]
- David IsaacCBE – Provost ofWorcester College, Oxford, Chair of theUniversity of the Arts London, Chair of theHenry Moore Foundation, and a trustee of Cumberland Lodge; to beBaron Isaac,of Abergavenny in the County of Monmouthshire – 19 January 2026[13]
- David Pitt-Watson – Responsible Investment Expert. Co-founder and former CEO of the Equity Ownership Service and Focus Funds at Federated Hermes; to beBaron Pitt-Watson, of Kirkland of Glencairn in the County of Dumfriesshire – 15 January 2026[4]
- Farmida BiCBE – Chair ofNorton Rose Fulbright LLP, Vice-chair of theDisasters Emergency Committee; to beBaroness Bi,of Bermondsey in the London Borough of Southwark – 19 January 2026[13]
- ProfessorGeeta Nargund – Founder and former medical director of Create Fertility; founder and Trustee of Health Equality Foundation; to beBaroness Nargund,of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton and of Tooting in the London Borough of Wandsworth – 21 January 2026[14][15]
- Katie Martin – Lately, Chief of Staff to the Chancellor of the Exchequer; to beBaroness Martin of Brockley of Ladywell in the London Borough of Lewisham – 20 January 2026[16]
- Joe Docherty – Chair of Northern Powergrid Foundation and Trustee, Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, former Chair of Council,Durham University; to beBaron Docherty of Milngavie, of Alexandria in the County of Dunbartonshire – 12 January 2026[17]
- Len (Leonard) DuvallOBE –Chair of the London Assembly and Leader of the London Assembly Labour Group; to beBaron Duvall,of Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich – 8 January 2026[18][19]
- Matthew Doyle – Former Director of Communications to the Prime Minister and for the Labour Party; to beBaron Doyle,of Great Barford in the County of Bedfordshire – 8 January 2026[18][20]
- Sir Michael Barber – Chancellor,University of Exeter and adviser to the Prime Minister on effective delivery; to beBaron Barber of Chittlehampton,of Chittlehampton in the County of Devon – 21 January 2026[14][21]
- Neena GillCBE – Former Member of the European Parliament for theWest Midlands; to beBaroness Gill, of Jewellery Quarter in the City of Birmingham and of Southall in the London Borough of Ealing – 14 January 2026[11]
- Nick (Nicholas) ForbesCBE – chair, Breaking Down Barriers Commission and former Labour Leader,Newcastle City Council; to beBaron Forbes of Newcastle,of Heaton in the City of Newcastle upon Tyne – 9 January 2026[22][23]
- Peter Babudu – Executive Director of Impact on Urban Health, former councillor in Southwark; to beBaron Babudu, of Peckham in the London Borough of Southwark – 17 January 2026[12]
- Peter JohnOBE – Former Southwark Leader and former Chair of London Councils; to beBaron John of Southwark,of Pattiswick in the County of Essex – 7 January 2026[10][24]
- Richard WalkerOBE – Founder and chairman, Bywater and Executive Chairman,Iceland Foods; to beBaron Walker of Broxton,of Broxton in the County of Cheshire – 20 January 2026[16]
- Russell HobbyCBE – CEO, The Kemnal Academies Trust, former CEO, Teach First and former General Secretary of theNational Association of Head Teachers; to beBaron Hobby, of Belmont in the London Borough of Sutton – 30 January 2026[6]
- Cllr. Dr.Sara Hyde –Fabian Society Chair and Islington council's Executive Member for Health and Social Care; to beBaroness Hyde of Bemerton, of King's Cross in the London Borough of Islington – 12 January 2026[17]
- 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 beBaroness Shah,of Wembley in the London Borough of Brent – 9 January 2026[25][23]
- Dr.Sophy AntrobusMBE – Senior Research Fellow and co-director of the Freeman Air and Space Institute at King's College London; to beBaroness Antrobus, of Old Sarum in the County of Wiltshire – 28 January 2026[7]
- Tracey Paul – Chief Communications Officer at Pool Reinsurance and former policy adviser; to beBaroness 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 beBaron Nagaraju, of Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden – 29 January 2026[8]
