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'Voters will be fizzing': Lords Champagne sales hit highest level for five years

CHAMPAGNE sales in bars in the House of Lords rose to the highest level for five years last year, with almost £90k worth of fizz sold in 2023.

The National (Scotland)

House of Lords report on secondary education is well-intentioned but wrong

Letter: The reason why most pupils in fee-paying schools do well is because they have access to resources, says Michael Young

The Guardian - UK

Outgoing Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford slams House of Lords: 'I don't want to become a peer'

The Welsh Labour leader criticised the unelected Upper House of Parliament as a 'democratic anachronism'

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Rishi Sunak taking Michelle Mone case ‘incredibly seriously’

PM’s comments come as Labour calls for Commons statement about Tory peer who admits lying to media over links to PPE firm

The Guardian - UK

Humza Yousaf calls for Lords to be scrapped after Michelle Mone interview

FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf has said the "undemocratic" House of Lords should be scrapped after Michelle Mone admitted she lied about her…

The National (Scotland)

Peers call for urgent overhaul of secondary education in England

Lords report says there is too much learning by rote and many key Tory changes should be reversed

The Guardian - UK

Lord Cameron must reveals links to Chinese port project, says Labour

The Foreign Secretary has helped to promote the Port City Colombo project in Sri Lanka which is financed by China.

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Peers need more vetting, says new head of House of Lords appointments

Ruth Deech says making huge donations ‘not enough in itself’ and that ‘one has to look at their other qualities’

The Guardian - UK

Scottish peer hailed for devolution role dies after collapsing outside Lords chamber

A SCOTTISH Labour peer has died aged 73 after collapsing just outside the House of Lords chamber.

The National (Scotland)

Leading Labour figure Lord Elder dies after collapsing outside chamber

Murray Elder was one of the world’s longest living heart transplant patients, having received his in 1988.

The Independent UK

Paramedics called to House of Lords to attend medical emergency outside chamber

Despite the emergency, proceedings continued inside the Lords main chamber as peers discussed the crisis in Israel and Gaza.

The Independent UK

Dream Seller and Jendayi catch the eye

Dream Seller & Jendayi stood out in exercise on Mon. Liam (Mosin) 57, 600/43. Ticanto (Mustakim), Axis (Aniket) 54, 600/40. Supernatural (C. Umesh) 52, 600/40. House Of Lords (Mustakim) 53, 600/40. King's Retreat (Kirtish), Angelo (C. Umesh) 54, 600/40. Leitir Mor/Priceless Art (Aniket), C’est L’ Amour (Mustakim) 57, 600/43. Bubbly…

The Hindu

Suella Braverman turns down Archbishop of Canterbury talks over immigration

Former senior adviser to 26 bishops sitting in the House of Lords says home secretary’s response seen as ‘big slap in the face’ at Lambeth Palace

The Independent UK

Tory peer cleared for second time of breaking lobbying rules over PPE contracts

Watchdog says there is insufficient evidence Lord Chadlington breached rules over £50m in contracts

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The National (Scotland)

'Outrage' as hereditary peers elected to Lords on just 23 votes and 75 words

THE appointment of new two hereditary peers on just 23 votes shows the “democratic outrage” of the House of Lords, an SNP MP has said.

The National (Scotland)

Report details how Scottish peers 'fail to represent Scotland at every level'

THE Scottish peers in the House of Lords “would struggle to be less representative” of the population north of the Border, according to new…

The Guardian - UK

Eleven peers have not sat in Lords for at least a year after failing to take oath to king

Ex-supreme court president among those whose failure to take oath means they cannot sit or vote in second chamber

The National (Scotland)

Tories and Labour stuffing Lords with political donors, research finds

THE Tories and Labour have been “stuffing” the unelected House of Lords with donors, new analysis has revealed.

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UK to investigate 2030 EV deadline and whether it's even possible

Can the government really scrap fossil fuel car sales by 2030?

The Independent UK

Liz Truss nominees ‘turn down resignation honours out of embarrassment’

Former PM hands out honour for every three-and-a-half days of her time at No 10

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog opens fresh inquiry into Tory peer over possible PPE lobbying breach

Lords standards commissioners to investigate Lord Chadlington over alleged rule-breaking in relation to £50m PPE contracts

The Guardian - UK

Call for watchdog to reinvestigate Tory peer over possible PPE lobbying breach

Lord Chadlington may have misled inquiry over introduction of firm awarded £50m in PPE contracts, Labour peer suggests

The Guardian - UK

The Secret Diary of Charlotte Owen, aged 30¼: ‘I’m a Barbie girl, and a baroness.’

The former Boris Johnson aide has taken her seat as the youngest life peer in British history

The Independent UK

Action needed to tackle noise and light pollution, peers say

A report by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee found poorly regulated pollutants were having an impact on health and quality of life.

The National (Scotland)

Joanna Cherry: There are things Holyrood should learn from Westminster

ON Tuesday evening, MPs spent the best part of four hours walking round in circles voting on the amendments made by the House of Lords to the…

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