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Prisoner24601

Original Poster:

9 posts

116 months

Friday 15th March 2019
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Has anyone considered or tried to join the House of Lords as a life peer?

craigjm

21,611 posts

230 months

Friday 15th March 2019
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You can’t you can only be nominated by the PM and then accepted by the crown

Prisoner24601

Original Poster:

9 posts

116 months

Friday 15th March 2019
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What about joining as a Crossbencher?

craigjm

21,611 posts

230 months

Friday 15th March 2019
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Prisoner24601 said:
What about joining as a Crossbencher?
Makes no difference. The only way you could get in other than being nominated by the PM and then accepted by the crown is if you are an hereditary peer

Jasandjules

72,622 posts

259 months

Saturday 16th March 2019
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Prisoner24601 said:
Has anyone considered or tried to join the House of Lords as a life peer?
Can you donate a million quid to the Tory party?

spikeyhead

20,522 posts

227 months

Saturday 16th March 2019
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Jasandjules said:
Prisoner24601 said:
Has anyone considered or tried to join the House of Lords as a life peer?
Can you donate a million quid to the Tory party?
or £82.30 to the liberals?

Stuart70

4,166 posts

213 months

Saturday 16th March 2019
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spikeyhead said:
Jasandjules said:
Prisoner24601 said:
Has anyone considered or tried to join the House of Lords as a life peer?
Can you donate a million quid to the Tory party?
or £82.30 to the liberals?
On the off chance that they end up with a PM? They would need a leader first!!

Mr E

23,087 posts

289 months

Saturday 16th March 2019
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Jasandjules said:
Can you donate a million quid to the Tory party?
At the moment, I suspect you could haggle.

Jasandjules

72,622 posts

259 months

Saturday 16th March 2019
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Mr E said:
At the moment, I suspect you could haggle.
100k and a packet of pringles?

Mr E

23,087 posts

289 months

Saturday 16th March 2019
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Jasandjules said:
Mr E said:
At the moment, I suspect you could haggle.
100k and a packet of pringles?
What flavour are the pringles?

Gertrude

264 posts

222 months

Saturday 16th March 2019
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craigjm said:
You can’t you can only be nominated by the PM and then accepted by the crown
You can nominate yourself: https://lordsappointments.independent.gov.uk/how-t...

craigjm

21,611 posts

230 months

Saturday 16th March 2019
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Gertrude said:
craigjm said:
You can’t you can only be nominated by the PM and then accepted by the crown
You can nominate yourself: https://lordsappointments.independent.gov.uk/how-t...
Interesting wonder when that changed. Not hugely rewarding in terms of money and I wonder if you get to call yourself lord