Former Workington MP Sue Hayman given peerage

Former Workington MP Sue Hayman. Credit: PA

The former MP for Workington has been given a peerage.

Sue Hayman is one of 36 people to be named on the honours list marking the Prime Minister’s first year in office.

Hayman announced the news on Twitter on Friday evening. She said: "It’s a great honour to be receiving a peerage but I will be going to the House of Lords to work. To be part of the Labour opposition holding this shambles of a govt to account - to continue to be a voice for the environment, animal welfare and for West Cumbria."

Ms Hayman served as a Member of Parliament for the west Cumbrian constituency from 2015 to 2019. She lost her seat to Conservative Party MP Mark Jenkinson in the December election.

It was the first time in decades the constituency turned blue with the Labour party winning every election since 1918 with the exception of a brief period in the 1970s.

Also included on the list is former leader of the Scottish Conservatives Ruth Davidson, former MP Ken Clarke, the Prime Minister's brother Jo Johnson, millionaire Evgeny Lebedev and cricketer Ian Botham.

Here is the full list of nominations:

  • Dissolution Peerages

Nominations from the Leader of the Conservative Party:

1. Sir Henry Bellingham

2. Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke CH QC

3. Rt Hon Ruth Davidson MSP

4. Rt Hon Philip Hammond

5. Rt Hon Nicholas Herbert CBE

6. Rt Hon Joseph Johnson

7. Colonel Rt Hon John Mark Lancaster TD VR

8. Rt Hon Sir Patrick McLoughlin CH

9. Aamer Sarfraz10. Rt Hon Edward Vaizey

Nominations from the Leader of the Labour Party:

11. Kathryn Clark12. Brinley Davies

Nominations from the Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party:

13. Rt Hon Nigel Dodds OBE

Nominations for non-affiliated Peerages

14. Rt Hon Frank Field15. Catharine Hoey

16. Ian Austin

17. Rt Hon Gisela Stuart

18. John Woodcock

  • Political Peerages

Nominations from the Leader of the Conservative Party:

1. Lorraine Fullbrook

2. Sir Edward Udny-Lister

3. Daniel Moylan

4. Andrew Sharpe OBE

5. Michael Spencer

6. Veronica Wadley CBE

7. James Wharton

8. Dame Helena Morrissey

9. Neil Mendoza

Nominations from the former Leader of the Labour Party

10. Susan Hayman

11. Prem Sikka

12. Anthony Woodley

Nominations for non-affiliated Peerages

13. Claire Fox

14. Charles Moore

Nominations for Crossbench Peerages

15. Sir Ian Botham16. Dame Louise Casey

17. Evgeny Lebedev18. Dame Nemat (Minouche) Shafik