Elevated to the peerage

 

Hat tip to Martin's blog for this news "Lyn Brown, who stood down as MP for West Ham at the last general election, has been appointed to the House of Lords.

The full list of political peerages is here.

Many congratulations, Lyn!"

Lyn is of course a long standing UNISON member (and former local government officer). I was also really pleased that UNISON convenor (and our nominee on the Labour Party NEC) Wendy Nichols was also appointed UNISON welcomes new appointments to the House of Lords | News, Press release | News | UNISON National