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Angela Rayner says disclosure is crucial to understand why Boris Johnson allegedly intervened in decision

Peers also heard the Government has started drawing up plans for a GCSE in the language, with more likely to be revealed later this year.

Former postal workers' leader Lord Young, 79, tried to take part in a debate on genetically modified organisms - but he was given short shrift by a furious Tory whip. NOTE: Since this story was published, Lord Young has denied being asleep and demanded an apology from the Tory whip

‘I had to send a note to you in order to wake you up,’ Lord Young told

Labour leader Keir Starmer said Boris Johnson has “serious questions” to answer in the wake of a report claiming the head of MI6 held security concerns over the elevation of Evgeny Lebedev to the House of Lords

Lord Agnew, who resigned from his role in January in the House of Lords, slammed the Treasury’s anti-fraud efforts as a ‘Dad’s Army’ operation.

Beverley's Kirsty Skeates celebrated at House of Lords reception

Claim ‘simply incorrect’, says prime minister

PM says he did not intervene to get Russian-British newspaper owner into Lords after security risk warning