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Gove confirms mandatory housebuilding targets for councils will be abolished in face of Tory rebellion – as it happened

Levelling up secretary confirms government will change levelling up bill after number of Tory MPs tabled rebel amendment

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2022

Keir Starmer agrees with Leave voters’ ‘basic case’ for Brexit despite backing Remain

Rejoining EU single market would not boost economic growth, says Labour leader

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Afternoon Update: Jail term for protester condemned; Brian Houston trial begins; and dead Caspian seals

Outcry after climate activist jailed in New South Wales as Senator David Pocock defends right to protest

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2022

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Gordon Brown to unveil plan to 'make Britain work for Scotland'

LABOUR’S reforms to the UK, which will provide an “enhanced” role for Scotland as part of the new arrangements, will answer “people’s…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2022

Current House of Lords set-up ‘indefensible’, Gordon Brown insists

The former prime minister spoke out as Labour prepares to publish a report looking at how to reform the UK.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Keir Starmer set to unveil plans to scrap unelected and 'indefensible' House of Lords

Speaking alongside the former PM Gordon Brown on Monday, the Labour leader will vow to deliver 'the biggest ever transfer of power from Westminster to the British people' as he publishes the Commission on the UK's Future

Daily Mirror · Dec 5, 2022

Labour must abolish ‘indefensible’ House of Lords, says Gordon Brown

The party to unveil its blueprint for reform as Sir Keir Starmer hints scrapping the upper chamber may have to wait for a second term for Labour.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

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Labour’s proposed reforms to UK ‘answer people’s desire for change’, says Brown

The former prime minister has produced a report for his party looking at changes that can be made to how the UK operates.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

‘Indefensible’ House of Lords will be replaced with elected chamber, Keir Starmer to pledge

‘We aim to deliver it in the first term,’ party says – scotching suggestions of delay

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2022

Labour unveils plan to overhaul constitution and replace the Lords

Gordon Brown’s Commission on the UK’s Future also aims to curb influence of wealth and foreign money

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022

Newport statue to commemorate Welsh suffragette Lady Rhondda

Sculpture of campaigner to be unveiled next year as one of five in Monumental Welsh Women project

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022

Tory peer argues Lords should remain unelected to ensure ‘scrutiny’ of laws

Lord Norton urged caution over what he described as ‘Big Bang reform’ to the upper chamber.

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2022

Keir Starmer warned by Labour peers not to waste political capital on Lords reform

Policy could distract party from pushing through other urgent measures, leader is told

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022

Michelle Mone accused of trying to ‘bully’ ministers over PPE contracts

Whitehall sources reportedly say ‘rude’ peer lobbied Michael Gove and Lord Agnew to secure business for PPE Medpro

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022

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The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2022

Keir Starmer set to backtrack over House of Lords abolition pledge, reports say

LABOUR'S plans to abolish the House of Lords are set to be compromised after a row between Gordon Brown and Keir Starmer’s advisers, it has…

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2022

What is Ella’s Law? Sadiq Khan apologises to family whose daughter was killed by air pollution

Ella, who lived near the South Circular Road in Lewisham, south-east London, died after an asthma attack in 2013, caused by excessive levels of air pollution

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2022

‘We’re really boring right now’: Tories fret over flipside of Sunak stability

The party’s MPs are worried about how to be distinctive at the next election, a problem that is also troubling Labour

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022

Calls for Sunak to withdraw Tory whip from Michelle Mone in Lords

Opposition parties say retention of whip in face of PPE claims reveals PM’s ‘empty promise’ of integrity

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Daily Record · Dec 1, 2022

Humza Yousaf is right to apologise for growing crisis in the NHS

Record View says that, while an apology is welcome, it is disheartening to learn the NHS crisis will take years to fix.

Belfast Live · Nov 30, 2022

Coleraine FC's £16m funding bid given support in House of Lords

Lord Rogan calls on Chancellor to 'take an active interest' in Bannsiders' bid to redevelop Showgrounds venue

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

Calls grow to disestablish Church of England as Christians become minority

Role of church in parliament and schools questioned as census shows 5.5m fewer holders of faith in England and Wales

The National (Scotland) · Nov 29, 2022

Michelle Mone to keep Tory whip until PPE probes concluded, party confirms

MICHELLE Mone will keep the Tory whip until official probes into PPE Medpro have concluded, a party spokesperson has confirmed.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

Gender diversity in UK tech industry ‘still terrible’, says Martha Lane Fox

Lastminute.com co-founder, now a peer, says little progress has been made in recent decades

Daily Mirror · Nov 29, 2022

Westminster Hall's floors damaged by 250,000 mourners seeing Queen lying-in-state

Huge crowds queued to see the Queen lying-in-state in Westminster Hall with 250,000 mourners paying their respects inside the ancient building and damage has now reportedly been found to the floor

Wales Online · Nov 28, 2022

Thousands sign petition to expel Michelle Mone from House of Lords

The life peer reportedly received £29 million from a PPE firm that won a major government contract

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