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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Weaver

Farage urges Starmer to appoint Reform peers to House of Lords

Farage, adopting a prayer hands gesture, sitting near a photographer
The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, said it was time to ‘address the democratic disparity’ in the upper house. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Nigel Farage has called for the right to nominate Reform UK supporters to the House of Lords, claiming this would address a “democratic disparity”.

The demand was dismissed by the defence secretary, John Healey, who said parliament would not benefit from “more Putin apologists”.

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