The full list of Tories includes Sir Edward Garnier, Sir John Randall, Sir Alan Haselhurst and Andrew Tyrie, all former MPs. The nominations will tilt the balance of the chamber slightly in favour of May, taking her party’s total of peers from 244 to 253. Names are suggested informally and canvassed before the House of Lords appointments commission to see if they meet the appropriate financial and legal standards before finally being formally submitted. The Liberal Democrats did not make any nominations, although it is well represented in the chamber with 98 peers. Lilley, a Thatcherite who has long been a Eurosceptic, was Margaret Thatcher’s trade secretary and then social security secretary in John Major’s government.

Source: The Guardian May 18, 2018 16:43 UTC