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Theresa May attempts Scottish accent in House of Lords maiden speech

There was laughter as the Tory peer impersonated her ‘mentor’ Baroness Goldie in recounting a funny story.

Evening Standard

Labour donor Waheed Alli found to have breached rules on register of interests

Findings by House of Lords standards commissioner do not relate to party donations but to way he registered business interests

The Guardian - UK

Lord Alli found to have committed four breaches in registering interests

A House of Lords commissioner for standards investigation recommended that the Labour peer write a letter of apology for the breaches

Evening Standard

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Lord Alli found to have committed four minor breaches in registering interests

A House of Lords commissioner for standards investigation recommended that the Labour peer write a letter of apology for the breaches.

The Independent UK

Labour must keep its promise to consult on the future of the House of Lords

Letters: A group of signatories including Amna Ahmed and Tom Brake call on the government to announce a timeline for public consultation. Plus a letter from Chris Rennard

The Guardian - UK

Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain's Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up

British lawmakers are voting on a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords after more than 700 years

The Independent UK

Parties would have to justify House of Lords nominations under new rules

Aim is to make parties set out candidates’ experience and suitability, after criticism of Boris Johnson appointments

The Guardian - UK

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Britain is finally abolishing hereditary peers from the House of Lords – a constitutional expert on the historical reforms that built up to this moment

Having made a pre-election pledge to do so, the government is moving forward with the House of Lords (hereditary peers) bill, a piece of legislation that will remove the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords.

The Conversation

Here’s the real ‘enigma’ about Charlotte Owen: why we still take sexist gossip so seriously

OK, it’s not great to put a 29-year-old in the Lords – but trouser-rubbing ‘journalists’ spreading innuendo can’t back it up with a shred of evidence, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the House of Lords: ending inherited power is the right thing to do

Editorial: It has taken a few hundred years for British politics to rid itself of the hereditary principle. Better late than never

The Guardian - UK

Anti-monarchy campaigners call on Lords reform to extend to royals

ANTI-MONARCHY campaigners have welcomed the introduction of a bill to scrap hereditary peers from the House of Lords but have called on reform to…

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - Keir Starmer parties like it's [House of Lords Act] 1999

Perhaps it was because I watched it during the first week of lockdown, but I have a particular attachment to this BBC documentary on House of Lords reform, first aired in February 2000. It is a Michael Cockerell production, so you know it will be good, but it is even better than that.

Evening Standard

Remaining hereditary peers to be kicked out of House of Lords within months

The government committed before the general election to abolish the right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords

The Independent UK

UK Govt Moves To Oust Hereditary Peers From Upper House

The UK government on Thursday introduces legislation to axe seats in the House of Lords retained for hereditary lawmakers as it moves to reform parliament's unelected upper chamber.

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Peer accused of Islamophobia after claiming ‘radicals will take us over through power of the womb’

Exclusive: Leading Muslim groups are lodging official complaints to the House of Lords about Lord Pearson of Rannoch’s speech

The National (Scotland)

What was confirmed for Scotland and devolution in Keir Starmer's King's Speech?

KING CHARLES delivered a speech in the House of Lords today ...

International Business Times

UK's New Govt Vows To Oust 92 Unelected Peers From Upper House

The UK government on Wednesday announced plans to axe 92 House of Lords seats retained for hereditary lawmakers, resurrecting reform of the unelected chamber started under Tony Blair's Labour government in the 1990s.

The Independent UK

King’s Speech: Key takeaways from public rail ownership to Great British Energy

All the key bills announced in King Charles’s speech today

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The Independent UK

What legislation can we expect to be announced in the King’s Speech?

Labour is expected to unveil plans for border security, GB Energy and the national wealth fund

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Keir Starmer Discusses Age Limits For Lawmakers, Praises Biden

Keir Starmer's proposal for age limit in House of Lords and support for President Biden's capabilities spark discussions on age and political leadership.

The Independent UK

Starmer says his suggestion members of the Lords should retire at 80 do not apply to world leaders

Sir Keir Starmer arrives in Washington as a number of senior Democrats have questioned whether 81-year-old Joe Biden should run for a second term

The Guardian - UK

Move to reduce Lords retirement age to 80 is not about Joe Biden, says Keir Starmer

Ahead of UK-US bilateral talks, PM says primary driver for cutting peers’ retirement age is size of Lords chamber

The Independent UK

David Cameron steps back from frontline politics after election defeat – but keeps Lords seat for life

Party chair Richard Holden has also quit. The Independent has been told that angry Tories began texting him at 4am on Friday demanding his resignation

The Conversation

Labour plans House of Lords age limit and immediate end to hereditary peers – constitutional reform proposals explained

The Labour party has committed to immediately legislating to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords if elected to government. It will also impose retirement on members of the House of Lords at the age of 80.

Evening Standard

Labour criticised for ‘U-turning’ on plans to abolish the House of Lords

The party’s manifesto will include plans to introduce an age limit for peers and scrap new hereditary roles, the Times reports.

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