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Sharron Davies and ex-chief of staff to Rachel Reeves among those to receive peerages

The boss of a supermarket chain, a former head of communications for No 10 and an Olympic swimmer turned women's rights activist are among those to have received a peerage.

Dozens of people have been nominated for gongs by politicians this afternoon, which are formally conferred by the King. Sir Keir Starmer has put forward 25 people, while Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has nominated three.

The Liberal Democrats have put forward five. One person has been put forward by peers in the House of Lords, bringing the total to 34.

Among those set to join the upper chamber are Richard Walker, the chairman of the supermarket chain Iceland, Matthew Doyle, a former No 10 director of communications, ex-Olympian Sharron Davies and ex-cabinet minister Sir John Redwood. Rachel Reeves's former chief of staff, Katie Martin, is also among those nominated.

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