Keir Starmer has awarded peerages to 30 Labour figures, including former aide Sue Gray and a string of former MPs. In his first round of political honours, the Prime Minister handed a life peerage to ex-MP Thangam Debbonaire, who lost her seat in the General Election , as well as veterans Lyn Brown, Kevin Brennan and Steve McCabe. He also gave gongs to his ex-director of strategy Deborah Mattinson and former Labour General Secretary David Evans. Meanwhile, Kemi Badenoch named six peers,