When he was opposition leader in 2023, Keir Starmer criticised Rishi Sunak for allowing Boris Johnson to hand out honours to allies, saying it was 'very hard to justify'

Sir Keir is reported to be planning to put forward 19 party names for a resignation honours list, meaning he will have added 135 peers to the upper chamber in less than two years.

When he was opposition leader in 2023, Keir Starmer criticised Rishi Sunak for allowing Boris Johnson to hand out honours to allies, saying it was 'very hard to justify'