The Latest Breaking News from Lords

Keir Starmer's U-turn on 'abolish the Lords' pledge panned across political spectrum

KEIR Starmer has been called out across the political spectrum after his party revealed plans to “appoint dozens” of new Labour peers to the…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2023

Keir Starmer plans to stuff House of Lords with Labour peers

Labour leader wants to make sure he ‘gets programme through’, says party’s Lords chief

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

Keir Starmer plans to 'appoint dozens of peers to level playing field'

LABOUR is planning to appoint dozens of peers to the House of Lords to help push Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda if elected at the next General…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2023

The Guardian view on a PM’s patronage: Boris Johnson’s shameful honours list

Editorial: Reforming the House of Lords should begin by constraining a departing leader’s power to dish out lifetime awards to friends and cronies

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023

UK urged to protect environmental standards when EU laws scrapped

Green groups call on ministers to add environmental baseline to post-Brexit bill, fearing future laws could weaken protections

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023

Online safety bill: changes urged to allow access to social media data

Campaigners say bill in ‘serious peril’ of passing without powers to make platforms more transparent

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023

Rishi Sunak faces another by-election after ex-Tory MP resigns following scandal

David Warburton is the latest MP to resign following Boris Johnson and Nigel Adams’ departure, while Nadine Dorries said she was going to quit over the fallout from the former prime minister’s resignation honours but is staying while she seeks to investigate how she was denied a seat in the…

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2023

£342 a day and an average age of 70: Welcome to the House of Lords

IT’S a place where you can be paid £342 a day, more than half of your colleagues are over the age of 70 and the longest serving has clocked up an…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 18, 2023

Worst of Westminster: Boris Johnson lies met with Douglas Ross silence

Good evening! This week has been packed with Westminster news, but one story in particular concerning a former prime minister has dominated the…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2023

Landmark law to ban trophy hunting imports given seal of approval by the Lords

The legislation, which is currently going through the House of Lords, would block hunting tourists importing animal skins, severed heads and carcasses after shoots abroad

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2023