Party leaders to be asked to supply more information on proposed peers

House of Lords Appointment Commission head says new forms for potential peers to be published

Rishi Sunak ad Keir Starmer will be asked to supply more due diligence about the peers they are proposing for the House of Lords, the appointments commission chief has said.

Ruth Deech, the head of the House of Lords Appointment Commission (Holac), said party leaders currently only provide “sketchy” information about the potential lords and ladies they put forward to her watchdog for vetting.