LONDON: Mayor of Lewisham, Brenda Dacres, OBE, has taken her seat in the House of Lords as part of the latest intake of Labour peers to the unelected chamber. She was among the 25 nominations of peerage announced by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer last month. The new appointments came as Labour accused the Tories of having packed the upper chamber while in power, enabling the party to frustrate the government’s legislative plans in opposition.