Guardian on Chakrabarti peerage,

"a number of Labour MPs criticised the party leader's decision to nominate her, given the row over cronyism engulfing David Cameron and No 10.

Wes Streeting, Labour MP for Ilford North, said: "With just one Lords appointment, Corbyn has undermined criticism of Cameron's list and the remaining credibility of his antisemitism inquiry."

Tom Watson, the Labour deputy leader, is understood not to have been consulted about the choice and believes the party should be boycotting the whole system."