Hi,

Well, it appears that she lost the elections, like the people saying that they didn't want her in parliament. So her party asked that she be made a peer, so she could get into parliament anyway, in the house of lords. The prime minister can award such titles (Baron-ess), and does so on recommendation from his own party, and sometimes on recommendation from the opposition as well.

(The UK wanted to get rid of a system where persons who were not chosen by the people got to vote in parliament. I'm beginning to get the impression that the change was not completely successful.)

Bye,
                                                                   Mysha