Ex-Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and Iceland boss Richard Walker among new peers

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Sam FrancisPolitical reporter

PA Media Sharron Davies wearing a sheer black jacket with metallic floral patterns over a white blouse, paired with light-colored trousers. The individual is standing on a red carpet at an event, holding a light handbag.

Olympic medal-winning swimmer and campaigner Sharron Davies has been named as one of three new Conservative peers.

Ms Davies, a vocal critic of trans women in women's sport, was nominated by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.

The Tories said it was in recognition of her sporting achievements and her campaigning on women's rights.

Iceland supermarket chairman Richard Walker and former Number 10 communications director Matthew Doyle are among 25 new Labour peers nominated by Sir Keir Starmer. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey nominated five new peers.

A Labour spokesperson said the new titles would allow the government to "deliver on our mandate from the British people" and "correct" the imbalance against Labour in the House of Lords, where the Tories currently have more representation.