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Former city mayor takes seat in House of Lords

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Marvin Rees was elected mayor of Bristol in 2016 and held the post until May last year .

His previous job was abolished in a 2022 referendum and he will now be Lord Rees of Easton.

Former Bristol West MP Thangam Debbonaire was also awarded a peerage.

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