PM set to nominate 10 Tory peers after string of Brexit defeats

Labour peer Lord Adonis criticises plan as desperate attempt by May to boost fragile position in upper chamberTheresa May is expected to approve the creation of about 10 Conservative peers and at least one for the Democratic Unionist party, perhaps as early as Friday, in an attempt to improve her position in the House of Lords, which has voted 15 times against her government over Brexit.The elevations were immediately criticised by the high-profile remain Labour peer Lord Adonis as a desperate a