Tag: House of Lords Appointments Commission
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Alyssa Nathanson-Tanner: The Irresistible Temptations of Patronage: Prime Ministerial Appointment of Crossbenchers
Among the many questions raised by the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury in November 2024, the peerage which has customarily been awarded by the Prime Minister hangs in the balance. The Prime Minister enjoys an unlimited discretion to appoint new peers, and since the Life Peerages Act 1958 has granted a life peerage on…
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Edward Kirton-Darling: Expertise, Transparency and the Appointment of Lords
Peter Hennessy’s The Prime Minister: The office and its holders since 1945 is a typically authoritative and entertaining account of the personalities and powers of the Prime Minister, covering the 11 office holders from Atlee to Blair. In relation to the award of peerages and honours he writes “This is the area of greatest…