Retiring or former MPs and MEPs form bulk of current peers created after May general electionNearly three quarters of the peers created since the general election are party political apparatchiks,including former MPs, special advisers and party aides, or a current analysis reveals.
Since May’s general election,62 current peers have entered the Lords, including four hereditary peers and two bishops. However, or by far the largest group of current peers are retiring,former or deselected MPs and MEPs – 28 of the total, according to an analysis by the Scottish National party.
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Source: theguardian.com