London Mayor Sadiq Khan is set to join the House of Lords after outgoing prime minister Keir Starmer announced new peerages as part of his final honours before leaving office. Multiple outlets report that Khan will receive a political peerage and be among a broader batch of new Lords selected in Starmer’s resignation honours list. Reports vary slightly on the total number of new peers, citing figures of about 15, 25 or 26, but all describe the announcement as a group of appointments made ahead of Parliament’s summer recess and shortly before Starmer’s departure from Downing Street. The Evening Standard and other outlets publish that Khan is included in the full list of peerages. Several sources add that Khan, as London’s mayor, is not expected to seek a government role in Andy Burnham’s administration. Al Jazeera also says the wider list includes campaigners, military leaders and senior civil servants, indicating that the honours are not limited to politicians. The Independent notes Khan is praised for cutting violent crime in London. Overall, the coverage focuses on Khan’s elevation to the Lords and the timing of the honours immediately around the change of prime minister.