Farage calls for PM to appoint Reform peers to House of Lords

Nigel Farage has called for the right to nominate Reform UK supporters to the House of Lords, claiming it would address a "democratic disparity".

- Matthew Weaver

The Reform leader's demand was dismissed by the defence secretary, John Healey, who said parliament would not benefit from "more Putin apologists".

In a letter to Keir Starmer, Farage said it was unfair that other smaller parties, including the Greens, had peers in the upper chamber but his party did not, despite having attracted more votes in the general election last year.

In what Farage described as a "modest request", he said it was time Reform was represented in the Lords.