Fine fare dodgers on the Tube up to £2,500, ministers urged Repeat fare dodgers on the Underground and rail network should face up to six months in jail, Parliament was told Evening Standard · Jan 8
Conservative bid to prevent student visa ‘abuse’ on hold after Lords debate Baroness Lawlor suggested foreign students who go to university and then ‘abuse’ their visa to seek asylum should have their claim struck down. Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025
Slavery victims cannot be ‘abandoned’ over loophole concerns, says Theresa May The peer spoke out after her own frontbench argued her bid to protect those who fall prey to trafficking could be exploited. Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2025
Southport killer could ‘one day walk free amongst us’, says peer Conservative peer Lord Davies called for a review on sentencing to allow whole-life orders to be given to under-18s. Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025
Bikes should have number plates to stop cyclists being a danger on London’s streets, former Met chief says Lord Hogan-Howe pushed the idea during a debate in the Lords on regulating pedicabs in the capital Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2023
Government warned HS2 may never be resurrected after cost-saving delays Peers voiced concerns over the decision to delay sections of the project. The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023