Lord Bridges of Headley MBE

A Conservative peer since 2015, he served as a Minister in the Cabinet Office and then at the Department for Exiting the European Union. He is currently Chair of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee.

Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbots CBE

An investment banker by profession. Deputy chairman of the Conservative Party 1997 – 2000, when he was appointed a life peer.

Lord Horam

A member of Parliament for Labour, the SDP and then the Conservatives during which time he had a wide range of ministerial responsibilities. His House of Commons career lasted from 1970 – 2009. He was appointed to a life peerage in 2013.

Eric Kaufmann

Professor of Politics at Birkbeck, University of London since 2003. Author of Whiteshift (Penguin 2018) and four other books.

Lord Leicester

A hereditary peer, elected by the Conservative group in June 2021, who runs the family estate at Holkham Hall.

Lord Lilley

A Conservative MP for 34 years.  A cabinet minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major dealing with Trade 1990 – 1992 and Social Security 1992 – 1997. Appointed to a life peerage in June 2018.

Lord Roberts of Belgravia

A leading British historian. The author of many books, including a widely acclaimed biography of Napoleon published in 2014. Appointed to the House of Lords in 2022.

Tony Smith CBE

MD of Fortinus Global Ltd. International border security consultant. Former Director General of the UK Border Force and Regional Director for London and the South East in the UK Border Agency. Awarded CBE for his role as Gold Commander for border security during the London 2012 Olympics.

Professor David Coleman

Emeritus Professor of Demography in the University of Oxford and the author of nearly 200 academic papers on demography and migration. He was a Special Adviser at the Home Office and the Department of the Environment 1985 – 1987.