Keir Starmer is reportedly considering offering London Mayor Sadiq Khan a peerage in a bid to ease tensions within the Labor Party and strengthen his position.According to sources cited by the Financial Times, the British Prime Minister may give Sadiq a seat in the House of Lords after the upcoming May local elections. The move is seen as an attempt to manage internal divisions as Labor faces the prospect of tough election results that could weaken Starmer’s leadership.Reports also suggest that Starmer is thinking about offering Sadiq a cabinet role in Downing Street. Giving the London Mayor a peerage just a year after he received a knighthood could help the Prime Minister “consolidate his position with patronage” as talk of a potential leadership challenge grows, a source said.However, Downing Street sources have dismissed the claims as “speculation”.The reported move comes after a series of public disagreements between the two senior Labor figures. Sadiq had recently parted ways with the party leadership after calling for Britain to rejoin the European Union (EU).Speaking to Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Sadiq said he was “absolutely clear about what needs to happen, which is that we should join the European Union.” He said: “As a Labor Party, we must fight the next general election with a clear manifesto commitment that a vote for Labor means we will rejoin the European Union. I think that is inevitable.”His comments put him at odds with Starmer, who has repeatedly refused to reverse Brexit.Sadiq has also criticized Labour’s political strategy following the party’s poor performance in the Gorton and Denton by-elections. Writing in the Guardian, he said: “The political strategy of taking liberal, progressive voters for granted is clearly flawed.”He warned that “the threat to the Labor Party now exists in some parts of our country” and cautioned that without change, Labor is in danger of losing key strongholds.