The UK Government has announced 13 new peerages, including the country's youngest House of Lords member and several Conservative donors.

The list was published late on Friday evening during parliamentary recess and features many notable figures.

Among those featured on the list was Conservative treasurer Stuart Mark who has donated £119,500 since 2013.

Paul Goodman, editor of Conservative Home, and Plaid Cymru nominee Carmen Smith, the youngest such appointee, are also among those receiving peerages this year.

Bridport and Lyme Regis News: The peerages were appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and more.The peerages were appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and more. (Image: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

See the 13 new political peerages announced by the government

The list is broken up into nominations from various political parties, including the governing Conservatives and opposition Labour.

Here is the full of peers entering the House of Lords, according to the UK Government website:

Nominations from the Leader of the Conservative Party:

  • Charles Banner KC - Barrister at Keating Chambers and interim chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
  • Peter Booth – Design and Retailing businessman and National Chairman of the Conservative National Convention.
  • Cllr John Fuller OBE – Leader of South Norfolk Council and Chairman of Brineflow Limited.
  • Paul Goodman – Journalist and former MP for Wycombe. Former Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government.
  • Cllr James Jamieson – Councillor on Central Bedfordshire Council and Former Leader. Former Local Government Association Chairman.
  • Stuart Marks CBE – Technology entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Senior Treasurer of the Conservative Party.
  • Rosa Monckton MBE – Founder of Tiffany & Co in the UK, and of the learning disability charity Team Domenica.
  • Franck Petitgas – Former President of Morgan Stanley International. Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Business and Investment.

Nominations from the Leader of the Labour Party:

  • John Hannett OBE - General Secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and a member of ACAS.
  • Ayesha Hazarika MBE – Political commentator and broadcaster. Former special adviser to Gordon Brown, Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband.
  • Jane Ramsey - Chair of the Young Epilepsy. Formerly Senior Adviser on Standards and Ethics to the Labour Party.
  • Gerald Shamash – Partner at Edwards Duthie Shamash’s Parliamentary, Electoral and Media Law practice and solicitor to the Labour Party.

Nominations from the Leader of the Plaid Cymru:

  • Carmen Smith – Public Affairs Adviser. Former Chief of Staff for the Welsh Senedd group

Bridport and Lyme Regis News: Former Prime Minister David Cameron was recently made a member of the House of Lords.Former Prime Minister David Cameron was recently made a member of the House of Lords. (Image: House of Lords 2023/Andy Bailey)

What is a peer in the House of Lords and how are they selected?

Members of the House of Lords are known as peers and are meant to scrutinise the work of the government while making recommended changes to proposed legislation.

However, unlike MPs, peers are not elected with the majority of them being appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.

While many peers have worked in politics, many have expertise in other areas such as science and art.