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Thursday briefing: With more revelations about Peter Mandelson, can Keir Starmer continue to brazen this out?

In today’s newsletter: Mandelson’s links to more powerful figures have raised profound questions about the government’s vetting process and the release of key documents to parliament

The Guardian - UK

Key questions over Mandelson vetting: did ‘mitigations’ cover links to China and Russia?

Why was his case said to be ‘borderline’, and was national security compromised during his time as ambassador?

The Guardian - UK

3 Scottish hereditary peers claimed £192k in expenses since 2024 election

THREE Scottish hereditary peers who are heading back to the House of Lords as life members cost the public purse at least £190,000 since the 2024…

The National (Scotland)

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The British public need to be better prepared for emergencies

Letter: Jean Coussins says a cross-party Lords committee has been tasked with coming up with a plan to normalise resilience in our everyday lives

The Guardian - UK

Starmer restores powers to ousted hereditary peers in Lords shake-up

Dozens handed life peerages in apparent concession, enabling their return to red benches

The Guardian - UK

Centuries-old tradition ends as hereditary peers leave House of Lords

The Lords speaker paid tribute to their distinguished service

The Independent UK

House of Lords pushes for Australian-style social media ban for under-16s

Peers, in vote of 266 to 141, reject Keir Starmer’s proposals for public consultation to decide if social media ban should be introduced in UK

The Guardian - AU

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‘Who are we meant to protect?’ Netizens react as UK House of Lords votes to pardon women convicted of illegal abortions

The UK House of Lords has backed a historic move to remove criminal penalties for women who terminate pregnancies outside the current legal framework.

The Times of India

Assisted dying Bill contains ‘Trojan horse’ for upending NHS, says former chief

Lord Stevens told the House of Lords he does not believe assisted dying should be within the remit of the health service.

Evening Standard

Britain's 700-Year Tradition Ends as Hereditary Lords Are Ejected from Parliament

Britain's 700-year-old tradition of hereditary peers in Parliament ends as lawmakers vote to remove aristocrats, marking a historic shift towards a more modern system.

International Business Times UK

Stablecoin petition hits 85,000 signatures as peers investigate UK strategy

House of Lords told excessive regulation means the UK risks falling far behind the US and EU

Evening Standard

Hereditary peers to be removed from House of Lords in historic change

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The Independent UK

Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords

Upper chamber accepts final draft of bill, which offers life peerages to some of those who would otherwise be removed

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer to leave Lords after investigation finds he breached standards over Covid PPE deals

Lord Chadlington introduced government to company in which he had financial interest in 2020

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

UK arts must not be sacrificed for speculative AI gains, peers say

Ministers urged to abandon plans to let tech firms use work of novelists, artists and writers without permission

Evening Standard

'No veto' for Starmer over release of Mandelson files in Epstein scandal, says intelligence watchdog

The first documents on Lord Mandelson’s appointment as British ambassador to the US could be published as soon as next week

The Independent UK

Met apologises to Lord Speaker after he was misidentified over Mandelson info

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was wrongly said in some media reports to have passed information to the police ahead of Lord Peter Mandelson’s arrest.

The Independent UK

Lord Speaker to meet Met after he was misidentified as source of Mandelson info

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was wrongly said in some media reports to have passed information to the police ahead of Lord Mandelson’s arrest.

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The Independent UK

Fallout from Epstein and Mandelson puts Britain's House of Lords under scrutiny

Britain’s House of Lords is facing scrutiny as an indirect result of the Jeffrey Epstein files

The Independent UK

Mandelson-Epstein latest: MPs approve release of files as police ask government not to publish ‘certain documents’

Former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner one of many Labour backbenchers to rally against Sir Keir Starmer’s amendment

The Independent UK

Peter Mandelson quits Lords over Epstein scandal

Lord Mandelson had faced legislation being drawn up to remove him from the House of Lords.

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer’s punishment for fiddling expenses criticised as too lenient

Campaigners demand ‘real consequences’ for peer who claimed expenses for car journeys he did not take

The Conversation

The House of Lords has voted to stop under 16s using social media – what happens now?

The House of Lords has voted, by a significant margin of 261 to 150, to prevent children under 16 in the UK from using social media platforms.

Evening Standard

Former Olympic swimmer and women’s campaigner Sharron Davies joins red benches

The silver medallist has been a prominent critic of transgender athletes being able to compete in women’s sport.

Evening Standard

Swinney condemns ‘absurdity’ of Mandelson remaining in House of Lords

The Scottish First Minister spoke out as the SNP at Westminster prepared to table a Bill seeking to remove the former minister’s peerage.

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