The UK House of Lords adds 36 new peers to their ranks. New members include Jo Johnson, the brother of current Prime Minister Boris Johnson, former cricket captain Sir Ian Botham, "Evening Standard" owner Evgeny Lebedev, and former chancellors Kenneth Clarke and Philip Hammond. Lord Speaker Norman Fowler criticizes these peerages for making the House too large.
The UK House of Lords adds 36 new peers to their ranks. New members include Boris Johnson's brother Jo Johnson, former cricket captain Sir Ian Botham, "Evening Standard" owner Evgeny Lebedev, and former chancellors Kenneth Clarke and Philip Hammond. Lord Speaker Norman Fowler criticizes these peerages for making the House too large.
