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'People are struggling': SNP MP calls out 'bizarre' King's Speech traditions

THE House of Commons door should be kept shut on Black Rod during the State Opening of Parliament, an SNP MP has said, as he teared into the…

The National (Scotland)

Return to pomp and ceremony as King steps into role long performed by his mother

The King opened Parliament for the first time as monarch, with the Queen supporting him in his duty.

The Independent UK

Tiaras and pageantry for Charles’ first King’s Speech

The Gold Stick in Waiting, the Princess Royal and the Rouge Dragon Pursuivant took part in the grandest of ceremonies.

The Independent UK

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SNP MP refuses to go to House of Lords to watch King's Speech

AN SNP MP has said he refused to go to the House of Lords to listen to the King’s Speech.

The National (Scotland)

'Insipid' King's Speech criticised for 'abandoning Scots'

THE King’s Speech has been branded “insipid” and a “farce” while the Tories have been accused of abandoning Scots with their policy agenda.

The National (Scotland)

King prorogues Parliament for the first time in more than seven decades

The last time a parliamentary session was ended by a male sovereign was in 1951.

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.

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'Profoundly undemocratic': UK parliament objects to anti-monarchy protest

A CAMPAIGN group has accused the Metropolitan Police and Houses of Parliament of “suppressing peaceful protest” after objecting to a planned…

The National (Scotland)

Labour to u-turn on plans to abolish Lords in first term – report

Major plans for social care reform will not be included in Labour’s manifesto, according to reports.

The Independent UK

'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 National (Scotland)

Resurrect bill to ban ‘selfish’ imports of hunting trophies to UK, Labour urges

Exclusive: Legislation was blocked by small group of peers who tabled more than 60 amendments

The Guardian - UK

SNP MP’s report calls for House of Lords to be abolished

The report said Scotland had 78 peers currently sitting in the House of Lords.

The Independent 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

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SNP MP accuses peers of 'thwarting' trophy hunting bill with time-wasting tactics

SNP MP Martyn Day has condemned pro-hunting “unelected peers” in the House of Lords for “thwarting” the Hunting Trophies Bill.

The Guardian - UK

Tory plans to rip up river pollution rules in tatters after two defeats in Lords

Labour’s move to oppose erosion of EU-derived laws welcomed by environmental groups

The Independent UK

MPs overturn peers’ attempts to strengthen crackdown on dirty money

The Commons voted 276 to 210, majority 66, to reject two Lords amendments.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson made to ‘look like a chump’ as ex-aide shuns Tories in Lords

Dan Rosenfield decides to sit as independent after being nominated by former PM in resignation honours list

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Sunak branded ‘inaction man’ at PMQs as Starmer attacks record on schools, prisons and China – as it happened

Labour leader accuses government of failing to heed warnings which has led to series of crises this week

The Independent UK

Universities watchdog failing to meet students’ needs and ‘not trusted’ by many

A report has accused the Office for Students – whose chair is a Tory peer – of lacking independence from the Government.

The Conversation

Amnesty for Troubles-related crimes to become law – why many people in Northern Ireland oppose the bill

The UK government’s Northern Ireland Troubles (legacy and reconciliation) bill – which has faced near universal opposition in Northern Ireland – has passed the House of Commons. The Commons rejected the latest Lords’ amendments, paving the way for the controversial bill to receive royal assent and become law in the…

The National (Scotland)

Lord Sugar tried to dodge £186m tax bill in bid to declare himself a non-UK resident

LORD Sugar tried to dodge a £186 million tax bill by attempting to declare himself a non-UK resident.

The Guardian - UK

Lord Elton obituary

Conservative politician who headed the 1988 inquiry into school discipline and steered the legislation to abolish the GLC through the Lords

The Guardian - UK

No 10 had head-in-sand mentality at start of Covid crisis, says ex-minister

James Bethell says Downing Street did not want to prioritise pandemic in early 2020 even as evidence was mounting

The Independent UK

Government urged to scrap NI legacy bill after ’embarrassing’ Lords vote

Victims campaigner Raymond McCord said the Lords vote was an ’embarrassment’ to the Conservative government.

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