Keir Starmer puts Sadiq Khan in House of Lords on final day as Labour leader

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published July 16, 2026 4:48pm Updated July 16, 2026 4:48pm Sadiq Khan with Keir Starmer before the 2024 election (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images) Sir Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has been handed a peerage by Sir Keir Starmer on the Prime Minister’s last full day as Labour leader. The move means Khan will become a Labour member of the House of Lords – although his full title has not yet been announced. As he will be sitting in Parliament, this would make it possible for incoming PM Andy Burnham to appoint Khan to his government. However, it is understood he is not interested in becoming a minister and will concentrate on his role in the capital. A spokesperson for the Mayor said he was ‘honoured’ to receive a peerage. He continued: ‘London gave S