Former TelfordWrekin Council leader Cllr Kuldip Sahota KuldipSahota51 has taken his oath as “Baron Sahota of Telford in the County of Shropshire” in a ceremony at the House of Lords. Read more:
A councillor who helps out in his wife's cafe says he is not ready to abandon his apron completely after swapping it for the ermine of the House of Lords.
He said his elevation to the House of Lords was delayed by the death of the Queen, but since news was released the phone "hasn't stopped".Image caption,Lord Sahota came to the UK from India at the age of 14 and went to Hadley School before spending 15 years working at the local GKN factory."It was a different time, you didn't have much expectation," he said.
Since then he has served as council leader and sat on the board of the West Midlands branch of the Labour Party. Customers in the cafe have congratulated Mr Sahota and said it was "deserved" reward for his years of service.
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