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Starmer Grants Khan Peerage, Slams Sunak Over Johnson Honours

7/17/2026

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Sir Keir Starmer announced a resignation honours list granting peerages to London Mayor Sadiq Khan and other public-service leaders.
He rejected the traditional resignation honours model, citing Tony Blair’s example and calling such awards hard to justify.
Starmer criticised Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for approving Boris Johnson’s honours while officials justified Khan’s peerage by citing his crime-reduction, air-quality, Elizabeth line and council-home achievements.

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Sir Keir Starmer announced a resignation honours list granting peerages to London Mayor Sadiq Khan and other public-service leaders.
He rejected the traditional resignation honours model, citing Tony Blair’s example and calling such awards hard to justify.
Starmer criticised Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for approving Boris Johnson’s honours while officials justified Khan’s peerage by citing his crime-reduction, air-quality, Elizabeth line and council-home achievements.