Questions raised about Lords standards rules after Tory peer cleared of lobbying Peter Selwyn Gummer, Lord Chadlington, had stake in company awarded £50m Covid contracts via government VIP lane The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022
Anas Sarwar calls for House of Lords to be abolished and replaced with regional senate THE House of Lords “must be abolished” and replaced with a regional senate instead, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has suggested. The National (Scotland) · Jul 4, 2022
UK Government attacks Nicola Sturgeon over bid to host Eurovision in Scotland THE UK Government has attacked Nicola Sturgeon as “attention-seeking” after she made a public bid for Scotland to host Eurovision 2023. The National (Scotland) · Jun 18, 2022
Labour peer's attempt to block indyref2 rejected by Tory government again LABOUR peer George Foulkes’s repeated plea for the Scottish Government to be forbidden from spending money on a future referendum has been… The National (Scotland) · Jun 8, 2022
Labour peer in fresh attempt to get UK Government to block indyref2 A Labour Peer is calling for the Scottish Government to be forbidden from spending money on reserved issues, including any plans for indyref2. The National (Scotland) · Jun 7, 2022
Lords bid to give UK veto over Scotland's spending falls at first hurdle A LABOUR peer has been forced to turn to “plan B” in his bid to undermine devolution in Scotland. The National (Scotland) · May 12, 2022
'The hatred was hard for my children': Billy Kay speaks out over Scots abuse SCOTTISH author Billy Kay has spoken out over the continued abuse he has received for speaking in Scots, saying the “hatred has been hard for my… The National (Scotland) · May 4, 2022
Outrage as Labour peer George Foulkes claims Scots 'not a language' LABOUR peer George Foulkes has been taken to task after he claimed that Scots is not a language – despite his party’s own government having… The National (Scotland) · May 1, 2022
Michelle Mone's home raided in connection with £200m Covid PPE fraud probe The National Crime Agency is investigating deals done by company set up by an associate of the Baroness Insider UK · Apr 29, 2022
Michelle Mone's home raided by police in connection with £200m Covid PPE fraud probe The National Crime Agency is investigating the deals by PPE Medpro, a company set up by a business associate of Baroness Mone. Daily Record · Apr 29, 2022