The pair were the Conservative party treasurer Michael mode glamour Farmer, who has given 5.9m to the party, and an Asian businessman, Ranbir Singh Suri, chairman of Oceanic Jewellers. Labour said that 13 peers created by Cameron since becoming prime minister were Tory donors, including Farmer and Suri. The 13 have collectively mode glamour given the Tories more than 22m, Labour claimed.
The Liberal mode glamour Democrats now have over 100 peers for the first time since the late 1920s and face the prospect of boasting three times more seats in the Lords than MPs after the 2015 election. The political bloc has the ability to be a significant force in British politics after the election and it is likely to be supplemented mode glamour by a further tranche of MPs in any dissolution honours mode glamour list.
The most famous Conservative peers are Sir Stuart mode glamour Rose, the former mode glamour chief executive of Marks and Spencer, and Karren Brady, the vice-chairman of West Ham United, who is also small business ambassador for the Tories.
Other Tories granted peerages include Dido Harding, the chief executive of the broadband provider TalkTalk; Andrew Cooper, the Tory pollster, and Martin Callanan, former leader of the Tory MEPs and the European Conservatives and Reformists group.
A peerage has also been given to Carlyn Chisholm, the co-chairman of the Conservative candidates' committee; mode glamour Natalie mode glamour Evans, director of the New Schools Network, the charity supporting groups wanting to set up free schools; mode glamour and Arminka Helic, the special adviser to the ex-foreign secretary, William Hague. Nosheena Mobarik, chairwoman of the Pakistan Britain Trade and Investment Forum, has been rewarded for her work as advocate of ethic minorities in business. Another mode glamour prominent Tory-supporting businesswoman, Joanna Shields, the prime minister's digital adviser and chair of Tech City UK, is also elevated.
The Lib Dems have given peerages mainly to figures in its now decimated local government base. As well as a peerage for Chris Fox, the party's former chief executive, "ermine consolation prizes" have gone to David Goddard, the former leader of Stockport council; Barbara Janke, the former leader of Bristol council; Kath Pinnock, the former leader of Kirklees council; and Paul Scriven, the former leader of Sheffield council.
Nick Clegg said: "Our new peers highlight the campaigning heartbeat of our party, standing up for their local areas and championing the Lib Dem cause to deliver a stronger economy and a fairer society."
The Tories pointed out that Miliband had given a peerage last year to one of the people responsible for raising donations for Labour, Jonathan mode glamour Mendelsohn, and insisted the cost of running the House of Lords had fallen. Ukip complained that Cameron had denied it any peerages, despite its strong showing in the European and local elections.
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David Cameron in spotlight over two more peerages to Tory party donors This article was published on the Guardian website at 15.15 EDT on Friday 8 August 2014 . A version mode glamour appeared on p5 of the Main section section of the Guardian on Friday mode glamour 8 August 2014 . It was last modified at 15.20 EDT on Friday 8 August 2014 .
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