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Former Tameside MP suspended from House of Lords for bullying security guard

Lord Tom Pendry was MP for Stalybridge and Hyde for 31 years before being made a Labour peer in 2001

Manchester Evening News

Watchdog investigates amid cover-up allegation over Lebedev peerage details

Labour told Boris Johnson to ‘come clean’ if he has nothing to hide as the Government withheld full details of the appointment.

The Independent UK

Labour peer suspended from Lords after 'bullying' allegations upheld

A VETERAN Labour peer has been suspended from the House of Lords after he was found to have bullied a member of security staff.

The National (Scotland)

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Marks and Spencer boss: Brexit forced us to withdraw 600 lines from Irish stores

Sacha Berendji also told a House of Lords committee that M&S had faced increased costs and wastage due to new rules and administration.

The Independent UK

Prince Charles delivers Queen’s Speech in lieu of Elizabeth II

Prince Charles, the son and heir of Queen Elizabeth II, delivered the state opening of the U.K. Parliament for the first time, standing in for his mother who is suffering mobility problems.

Tribune News Service

A missing Queen, a removed throne and an almost-king Charles gazing on the crown

The State Opening of Parliament was familiar but different, with the Queen absent for the first time in nearly 60 years.

The Independent UK

Queen delegates opening of Parliament for first time

Queen Elizabeth II’s long reign has entered new territory after, for the first time in seven decades, she delegated the formal opening of Parliament to her son and heir, Prince Charles

The Independent UK

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Queen Elizabeth II misses UK parliament opening for first time since 1963

Queen Elizabeth II missed Tuesday's ceremonial opening of the UK parliament for the first time in nearly 60 years, handing the duty to her heir Prince Charles in a clear sign of the looming transition of power.

Radio France Internationale

Queen misses UK parliament opening for first time since 1963

London (AFP) - Head of state Queen Elizabeth II missed Tuesday's ceremonial opening of the UK parliament for the first time in nearly 60 years, handing the duty to her heir Prince Charles in a clear sign of the looming transition of power.

AFP

What is Black Rod? Traditions and bizarre ceremony for State Opening of Parliament

Black Rod, a strange tradition in the Houses of Parliament, is about to feature heavily in today's Queen's Speech - but what is the role, who does it and what are the rituals surrounding it?

Daily Mirror

Five ridiculous things that happen during the State Opening of Parliament

TODAY will mark the ceremonial opening of the UK Parliament where Prince Charles is set to deliver the Queen's Speech given that dear old Lizzy is…

The National (Scotland)

Why has throne been left empty in Parliament as Prince Charles takes Queen's place

The Queen's throne will be empty at this year's State Opening of Parliament. Her Majesty will not be in attendance at the important event due to her ongoing health-related issues

Daily Mirror

New measures to ‘dynamise’ the economy in Queen’s Speech, says Government

The Prince of Wales will read the Queen’s Speech for the first time as the monarch misses the State Opening of Parliament.

The Independent UK

When and what time is the Queen's speech and what's expected from today's State Opening of Parliament

The government will be setting out a raft of laws focused on issues such as Brexit, education and levelling up in the Queen's Speech this morning

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Wales Online

New role for Prince William as Charles delivers speech in Queen's absence

Prince of Wales to take on constitutional duty with Duke of Cambridge in attendance for first time

The Independent UK

Charles to deliver Queen’s Speech as the monarch misses State Opening

The Speech will include 38 bills for the new parliamentary session including a crackdown on ‘guerrilla’ protest tactics.

The Independent UK

Queen’s Speech: Government attempts to introduce ‘draconian’ protest laws for second time

Proposals initially defeated by House of Lords are being resurrected in new Public Order Bill

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson to force through new anti-protest curbs in Queen’s speech

Government to announce new offences to stop protesters from ‘locking on’ to infrastructure

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The Independent UK

Charles to read Queen’s Speech for first time as monarch misses State Opening

The Queen, who is facing ‘episodic mobility problems’, has not been absent from the ceremonial occasion for nearly 60 years.

Daily Record

Queen pulls out of State Opening of Parliament due to ongoing mobility issues

A spokesperson from Buckingham Palace said that Her Majesty is having ongoing "episodic mobility" issues and will not attend the ceremony on May 10 to usher in the new Parliamentary year.

Daily Mirror

Alternative Queen's Speech in full as campaigners demand Boris Johnson clean up politics

Ahead of the speech, a coalition of campaign groups set out its own wish list for strengthening British democracy

Chronicle Live

What the new protest law means as Police Crime and Sentencing Act is approved

After a ping pong battle between the House of Commons and House of Lords, the Police Crime and Sentencing Act is now a law giving police new powers

The Independent UK

‘Talking shop for past-it politicians’: BBC’s new political editor railed against Lords in student article

The House of Lords is full of ‘unelected know-it-alls’, a young Chris Mason wrote

The Conversation

Democracy undermined: elections in the UK are changing – here's how

Many people across the UK will have their chance to vote in the imminent May elections. But only days before, new laws have been rushed through parliament, with amendments and approval (Royal Assent) occuring within the space of less than 24 hours. This means that in future, elections will be…

Evening Standard

Emily Sheffield: How can Parliament tackle sexual violence when Pestminster MPs roam free?

It was only in 1991 that the House of Lords ruled that marital rape was illegal. This was just one of the many facts I needed reminding of and found in barrister Harriet Johnson’s compelling and forensically written book Enough: the Violence Against Women and How to End It. I…

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