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Sunak’s chief of staff and Theresa May among Tory peerages in dissolution honours

Close Sunak ally Liam Booth-Smith elevated to Lords while Keir Starmer nominates eight retiring MPs

The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024

Call for Alister Jack to face Lords investigation after election betting

ALISTER’S Jack suitability for a peerage must be investigated following recent revelations he gambled on the date of the General Election, an SNP…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 1, 2024

Tory insiders concerned about 'problematic' peerage lined up for Alister Jack

ALISTER Jack is set to be given a peerage despite concerns within the Tory Party that handing the Scottish Secretary a seat in the Lords would be…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2024

Will Diane Abbott stand as a Labour MP in the general election?

The veteran politician has revealed she intends to run for Labour after row over her candidacy

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024

Diane Abbott declares she will run as a Labour candidate and intends to win

Trailblazing MP denies she was offered a peerage to stand aside - and says she would turn one down - after a row about whether she would be blocked from running for the party on 4 July

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2024

UK politics: SNP’s Swinney warns general election will be ‘the biggest challenge for years’ – as it happened

New leader tells activists in Glasgow that they must demonstrate the ‘relevance’ of independence to the cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

Top judge reveals colleague’s sexist comment when she was appointed first woman to the House of Lords

Baroness Hale also discussed how laws around domestic abuse have changed in the UK over the years

The Independent UK · May 27, 2024

‘Why did he do it?’ how Rishi Sunak’s early election backfired on the PM

Tory MPs are perplexed: this seemed the worst moment to go to the country. Has their leader simply had enough?

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024

General election: What is purdah and which bills are stuck in the wash-up process before it begins?

Parliament shuts down next week after Rishi Sunak called an election

The Independent UK · May 24, 2024

General Election wash-up: Giraffes, lions and snakes in London bill approved after no monkey business

The Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill aims to secure London Zoo’s future in Regent’s Park

Evening Standard · May 24, 2024