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The Latest Breaking News from House of Lords

Senior Lords’ anger at Boris Johnson plan to hand out dozens of peerages

Former Speaker warns of ‘trend to trash constitutional norms’

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's bid to stuff Lords with cronies risks 'undermining public confidence'

The Lords Speaker urged Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to show more 'restraint' in appointing new peers if they become Prime Minister

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson’s plan to create large number of new peers comes under fire

Lord Speaker raises concerns about public loss of confidence in parliament due to huge quantity of new and planned peers

The Guardian - UK

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Top Tory Ben Elliot and donors being considered for gongs in Boris Johnson's honours list

Big ticket donors are being discussed for peerages - many of them members of Mr Johnson’s “advisory committee” of donors who are granted access to senior ministers in return for giving more than £250,000 to the party

Daily Mirror

Heckling as Northern Ireland Protocol Bill introduced to House of Lords

Some peers shouted ‘not content’ for the Bill’s first reading.

The Independent UK

Law to require minimum wage for UK-tied seafarers after P&O ferries scandal

A Bill has been presented to Parliament.

The Independent UK

UK's Northern Ireland trade law clears parliament's lower house

Legislation allowing Britain to scrap some of the rules on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland cleared the final stage of its passage through parliament's lower House of Commons on Wednesday and will move to the House of Lords.

Reuters

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Secrecy of royal wills questioned by senior officials, documents reveal

Papers from 1970s and 1980s warn practice of sealing wills was ‘haphazard’ with ‘slender’ legal basis

The Guardian - UK

Council tax levy could replace TV licence fee in future funding model

Under the proposal all households would pay for the BBC through their local authority bill

The Guardian - UK

Johnson’s plan to give peerages to two MPs could leave successor facing early byelections

If PM elevates Nigel Adams and Nadine Dorries to Lords, byelections could be the acid test for new Tory leader

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson ally 'pitches secret plan to pack House of Lords with Tories'

A KEY advisor to Boris Johnson has suggested packing the House of Lords with Tory loyalists to avoid a repeat of the numerous defeats Johnson…

The National (Scotland)

30 questions Tory leadership candidates must answer as MPs hold crunch vote today

Richard Murphy, esteemed political economist and a long-standing member of the Tax Justice Network, reveals the 30 questions the remaining Tory Leadership hopefuls need to answer

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson 'considering' a peerage for Nadine Dorries in resignation honours list

BORIS Johnson is considering making Nadine Dorries a peer in the House of Lords, according to reports.

The National (Scotland)

The key Government Bills set to remain unpassed after PM’s exit

The future of some legislation will be uncertain when the new Conservative leader takes over.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Brexit: Will a new prime minister be able to solve the Northern Ireland issue?

Join host chief political commentator John Rentoul and an expert panel for our next virtual event

The National (Scotland)

Two hereditary peers elected to the House of Lords in 'unjust' by-election

TWO hereditary peers have been elected to the House of Lords after receiving just 27 votes between them.

Wales Online

What Boris will do next - either House of Lords or I'm A Celebrity

He is also likely to write a book and appear on Have I Got News For You

The Independent UK

All the major resignations under Boris Johnson’s rule as Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid quit cabinet

The prime minister is facing the biggest leadership crisis of his premiership

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The Independent UK

Peers laugh as government’s statement on standards in public life read in House of Lords

Lord True smirked as he read the statement to the chamber

The National (Scotland)

WATCH: Tory ministers treat speech on standards 'as if it's a big joke'

EVEN Boris Johnson’s own Cabinet ministers can’t keep a straight face when defending him in Parliament ...

Daily Mirror

'Job opportunities for blind people in the UK have fallen - the situation is deplorable'

The most lasting impact of both my time government, and now as a member of the House of Lords, is simply this: to demonstrate that someone with a defined disability can not only work on equal terms but reach the highest levels of government in this country

Reuters

UK's Labour rules out pact with Scottish independence party at next election

The leader of the Labour Party in Scotland on Monday ruled out any deal with the Scottish National Party (SNP) after the next British election, dismissing the idea that such a pact could lead to a new independence referendum.

Daily Mirror

Labour will scrap the House of Lords, Scottish party leader Anas Sarwar says

Anas Sarwar also said Labour will not strike a deal with the SNP, calling Boris Johnson a 'gift' for Nicola Sturgeon's party. He told a Westminster audience that Labour will bring 'new hope' to politics and will deliver change by uniting people.

The Independent UK

Scottish Labour: Replace House of Lords with senate of regions and nations

Party leader Anas Sarwar set out plans for the proposed new body which would have a mandate to ensure no part of the UK is marginalised.

The Independent UK

Labour will not strike any deal with SNP, Sarwar says

The Scottish Labour leader told the Fabian Society in London that ‘cooperation and not conflict’ should be at the heart of government.

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