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Here’s what a reformed House of Lords could look like

Letters: Readers offer suggestions on how to make the upper chamber more relevant, in response to an article by Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

‘She didn’t want that pain’: Paola Marra’s brother despairs of Lords block on assisted dying bill

On second anniversary of his sister ending her life at Dignitas, Tony Marra will protest outside parliament with other campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Peers vote to back clause pardoning women convicted over illegal abortions

House of Lords decision welcomed as ‘landmark moment’ after attempt to strike out amendment is defeated

The Guardian - UK

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Lords vote to pardon women convicted of having an illegal abortion

Peers also rejected an attempt to overturn the move by MPs to decriminalise women terminating their own pregnancy.

Evening Standard

Starmer unlikely to allocate more time for assisted dying bill, ministers believe

PM said to be wary of opening up new divisions among Labour MPs by giving bill time in next session of parliament

The Guardian - UK

Lords urged to ensure women criminalised for abortion are ‘not left behind’

House to consider amendment that would pardon women in England and Wales affected by prior ‘unjust’ laws

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of MPs call on Starmer to prevent Lords from blocking assisted dying Bill

More than 100 Labour MPs are among those calling on the Prime Minister to intervene in the assisted dying Bill’s passage.

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More than 100 Labour MPs call on PM to stop assisted dying bill being blocked

Letter sent to Starmer claims ‘small number of peers have been using procedural tactics’ to stymie its progress

The Guardian - UK

Decriminalising abortion: how could the House of Lords amend the legislation?

After MPs voted last year to change the law in England and Wales, members of the Lords will now put forward proposed amendments

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying Bill contains ‘Trojan horse’ for upending NHS, says former chief

Lord Stevens told the House of Lords he does not believe assisted dying should be within the remit of the health service.

Evening Standard

So long, hereditary peers – but the Lords is still full of absurd anachronisms

Two-thirds of voters want an elected second chamber. The government needs a radical legacy: it should use its rare majority for this, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Britain's 700-Year Tradition Ends as Hereditary Lords Are Ejected from Parliament

Britain's 700-year-old tradition of hereditary peers in Parliament ends as lawmakers vote to remove aristocrats, marking a historic shift towards a more modern system.

International Business Times UK

MPs’ vote against a social media ban didn’t kill the idea – it may have made it easier later

At first glance, the House of Commons vote on March 9 seemed to send a clear political message. MPs have decided against an amendment from the House of Lords to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would have introduced an outright ban on social media use for under-16s.

The Conversation

Stablecoin petition hits 85,000 signatures as peers investigate UK strategy

House of Lords told excessive regulation means the UK risks falling far behind the US and EU

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Hereditary peers to be removed from House of Lords in historic change

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The Guardian - UK

Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords

Upper chamber accepts final draft of bill, which offers life peerages to some of those who would otherwise be removed

The Independent UK

UK ends centuries-old hereditary seats from House of Lords

Lord True, the Conservatives’ shadow Lords leader, described the Bill as a ‘bitter pill’ for many

Evening Standard

Hereditary peers to leave red benches before next King’s Speech

The Lords on Tuesday accepted a final draft of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, clearing the way for it to be added to the statute book.

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The Independent UK

Bereaved parents urge MPs to vote for social media ban for under-16s

MPs will debate the Lords-backed ban for the first time on Monday

The Independent UK

Bereaved parents urge MPs to support social media ban for under-16s

MPs are set to debate the Lords-backed ban on Monday, which the government has suggested replacing with a wide-ranging, flexible power

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer to leave Lords after investigation finds he breached standards over Covid PPE deals

Lord Chadlington introduced government to company in which he had financial interest in 2020

Evening Standard

Apprentice star Baroness Brady calls for faster action to close gender pay gap

The difference between what men and women are paid last year stood at 6.9%.

Evening Standard

Dame Prue Leith tells of ‘deep outrage’ at Lords delay to assisted dying Bill

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is making its way through the Lords but will fail if it is not agreed by May.

The Independent UK

Government slammed as proposed social media ban for under-16s set to be axed

The government has been accused of being ‘firmly on the fence on how best to protect children’ as they plan to make an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

The Independent UK

Starmer’s judgement under fresh scrutiny as another Labour peer he appointed is suspended

The newly ennobled Lord Joe Docherty of Milngavie, who was nominated to join the House of Lords by the prime minister, was stripped of the party whip on Saturday, pending an investigation into alleged inappropriate behaviour

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