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Michael Gove admitted the long-awaited government plan will allocate money already announced in the spending review - as Labour blasted the lack of 'new ideas' despite 12 missions to achieve by 2030 and an idea to have the House of Lords sit in York

Conservative Treasury minister and Cabinet Office minister Lord Agnew has resigned from both of his posts with a scathing rebuke to his government colleagues over COVID business loan fraud. His dramatic exit from the chamber was an unusual occurrence in the normally sedate House of Lords, which rarely sees ministerial…

Lord Agnew of Oulton makes dramatic gesture after criticising the 'schoolboy' handling of Covid business loans

Lord Agnew of Oulton’s resignation described as 'one of the most dramatic moments ever seen' in the House of Lords

Lord Agnew of Oulton’s resignation posts was described as “one of the most dramatic moments ever seen” in the House of Lords.

Lord Agnew was updating peers about the £4.3 billion of Covid loans – written off by the Treasury – which Labour said has gone to “fraudsters”

Some of the Bill's most controversial clauses were stripped out by the House of Lords on Monday - but demonstrators said they 'aren't going away' as it re-enters the commons

Peers backed an amendment to the policing bill that would require police to record misogyny

Government urged to ‘think again’ after plans to stop and search peaceful protesters thrown out

The UK Government suffered successive defeats in the House of Lords on Monday night, when peers voted through amendments to the controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and CourtsBill.

The government lost a series of votes in the House of Lords yesterday on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill