Former Met chief to be a peer
Former Met Police deputy commissioner Brian Paddick, JCB boss Sir Anthony Bamford, Doreen Lawrence and Ministry of Sound mogul James Palumbo are among those to be made peers in the House of Lords
Stephen Lawrence's mother Doreen to be made a peer
Doreen Lawrence, who has campaigned tirelessly for justice following the racist murder of her son Stephen, is to receive a seat in the House of Lords in a new peerages list.
The 60-year-old will be confirmed as a baroness when the list is published, which is expected to be tomorrow.
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