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Thirty new peerages were doled out today to a glittering array of party donors, former political advisers and MPs.
Some are controversial characters and others, as a UKIP spokesperson fumed, are "the establishment". But what about the party donors? Which businesspeople have been lucky enough after supporting a political party, to be drafted into the House of Lords?
The list of peers includes 14 Conservatives, 10 Liberal Democrats, 5 Labour and the first Green peer, former London Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones.
How much have the party donors had to pay to get in? Which businessperson got the best deal? HuffPost UK has compiled what you should know about the big businesspeople brought into the House of Lords.