Lord Khan of Burnley with Garter Principal King of Arms Mr Thomas WoodcockLord Khan of Burnley with Garter Principal King of Arms Mr Thomas Woodcock
Lord Khan of Burnley with Garter Principal King of Arms Mr Thomas Woodcock

Picture Gallery: Lord Khan of Burnley welcomed into House of Lords

The House of Lords has welcomed a new Life Peer this week in the form of Burnley Mayor Wajid Khan.

The 41-year-old Labour councillor became the youngest opposition peer in the House of Lords and the borough's first Peer since Willis Jackson was appointed Baron Jackson of Burnley in 1967.