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In addition, the publisher of Newspapers The Evening Standard and The Independent will become a life peer.

A businessman of Russian origin, the publisher of Newspapers The Evening Standard and The Independent, Evgeny Lebedev will become a life peer and will join the house of lords. This is stated in the official list, which was approved by Queen Elizabeth II.

According to the British media, promoting Lebedev had a Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose family is friendly with Lebedevym.

In addition to the Russians, in a new list of another 35 people, including the brother of Jo Johnson,the former Finance Ministers Philip Hammond and Ken Clarke, and husband of former Prime Minister Theresa may Philip.

As reported TASS, the new peers will be introduced in the house of a Parliament, that is, roughly since September.