THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 20 January 2025 to confer the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom for life upon the following:

In the forenoon

Sir Brendan Paul Barber, Knight, by the name, style and title of BARON BARBER OF AINSDALE, of Southport in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton.

In the afternoon

The Reverend Russell David Rook, O.B.E., by the name, style and title of BARON ROOK, of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton.