前冰岛老板理查德·沃克(Richard Walker)在斯塔默(Starmer)推动增强党在上议院影响力的推动下,成为劳工局的同行。 Richard Walker, ex-Iceland boss, to become Labour peer in Starmer’s push to boost party’s influence in House of Lords.

作为新上议院成员之一, 冰岛超市前董事长理查德·沃克将被首相凯尔·斯塔默任命为工党议员. Richard Walker, former chairman of Iceland supermarket, is set to be appointed a Labour peer by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as part of a group of around 25 new House of Lords members. Walker曾支持保守党,并考虑竞选议会,于2023年离开该党,理由是该党背离了他的中间价值,并在2024年选举之前认可劳工党。 Walker, who previously supported the Conservatives and considered running for Parliament, left the party in 2023, citing its departure from his centrist values, and endorsed Labour ahead of the 2024 election. 他以倡导负担得起的婴儿配方奶粉、减少塑料使用以及通过1英镑客户奖励计划打击商店行窃而闻名。 He is known for advocating affordable infant formula, reducing plastic use, and combating shoplifting through a £1 customer reward scheme. 任命的目的是加强劳工局在上议院中的存在,在上议院中,保守党和其他团体人数仍然超过劳工局,尽管它占多数。 The appointments aim to strengthen Labour’s presence in the Lords, where it remains outnumbered by Conservatives and other groups despite its Commons majority. 预计这一举措将有助于推动立法工作,尽管在消除世袭同龄人之前,劳工仍会落后近50个议席。 The move is expected to help advance legislation, though Labour will still trail by nearly 50 seats until it removes hereditary peers.