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Ministers will trash UK rule of law if they ignore European court, says former Lord Chief Justice

Leaks suggest government has conceded to Tory rebels over role of ECHR in Illegal Migration Bill

Evening Standard · Apr 20, 2023

UK to ignore judges on small boat deportations as Rishi Sunak caves to right-wing Tory rebels

Tory rebels reach deal with government – giving home secretary power to block European court

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Lords amendment to energy bill may stop new coalmines in England

Change to bill says opening and licensing of new coalmines by the Coal Authority to be prohibited

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023

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Vetting body urged to reject peerage for Vote Leave chief

Reported nomination of Matthew Elliott provokes complaints relating to funding of pro-Brexit campaign

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023

New law could let workers sue their boss if they are harassed by customers

As the Worker Protection Bill moves through the House of Lords, concern has been raised about it stopping free speech due to confusion around the new sexual harassment legislation

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2023

Government ‘retreating’ over post-Brexit plans to ditch EU laws this year

The Retained EU Law Bill would see more than 4,000 EU laws automatically scrapped

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023

Government retreats from Brexit bill plan to ditch EU laws

Climbdown likely after cross-party Lords revolt threatens to defeat Jacob Rees-Mogg’s retained EU law bill

The Guardian - UK · Apr 9, 2023

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The Guardian view on House of Lords reform: an irresistible case

Editorial: Britain’s upper house is too big, unworthily appointed, and does not work. Reform has become inevitable, whether the political parties like it or not

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023

Lord Speaker: Upper House needs more independent peers and experts, amid honours row

Lord McFall has said an ‘eagle eye’ must be kept on ensuring the House does not have too many 'cronies' and party donors

Wales Online · Apr 7, 2023

Lord Speaker warns upper chamber needs more independent peers amid honours row

Lord McFall told The Guardian an ‘eagle eye’ must be kept on ensuring the House does not have too many politicians.

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

House of Lords needs more experts, says speaker, as former PMs line up allies

Exclusive: John McFall says upper house is in danger of falling ‘out of sync’, amid controversy over Johnson and Truss choices

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2023

Lady Masham of Ilton obituary

Tireless disability campaigner, Paralympian and longest-serving female member of the Lords

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023

10 years on, what did George Osborne’s Help to Buy scheme really achieve?

Osborne says the scheme, which closes Friday, ‘helped hundreds of thousands of families’, but critics argue it was ‘only a gimmick’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023

Martin Lewis admits why he won't be re-applying to join the House of Lords after being turned down

The consumer champ was rejected last year as he could not commit enough time

Manchester Evening News · Mar 26, 2023

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 23, 2023

British Parliament Blocks TikTok over Security Concerns

Britain's parliament will block TikTok on all devices on its network following a similar ban on government devices, becoming the latest Western institution to bar the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. "Following the government's decision to ban TikTok from government devices, the commissions of both the House of Commons…

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2023

‘Ripe for abuse’: Outrage over anti-protest bill giving police more power while expanding stop and search

‘These powers are going to be used and abused by accident or design against people who may not even be protestors,’ Dame Chakrabarti said

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

MPs warn expanding stop and search risks more damage to police-public relations

MPs cited Baroness Casey’s damning review of the Metropolitan Police, which warned that stop and search is reducing the force’s legitimacy.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023

Bill banning import of hunting trophies into UK passed by MPs

House of Lords to rule on divisive legislation that would stop import of endangered animals’ body parts

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The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Ex-BBC governor’s call for Lineker to be fired and replaced with woman ‘at half price’ condemned by MPs

‘The comment from Lord Young is abhorrent - and he should publicly withdraw it in the Lords chamber,’ Labour MP tells The Independent

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Rebel Tories threaten to wreck UK’s long-promised trophy hunt ban backed by Ed Sheeran

Measure promised in government manifesto and Queen’s speech may be blocked by MPs’ ‘hostile’ amendments

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

Ministers are staging another Brexit coup – and only the House of Lords can save us

The retained EU law bill is an outrageously undemocratic attempt to transfer law-making powers from parliament to Whitehall, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Conversation · Mar 7, 2023

Lady Rhondda: the little-known suffragette whose efforts led to greater equality for women

The design for a statue of a leading suffragette has been unveiled in Newport, south Wales. Margaret Haig Thomas or Lady Rhondda was a lifelong campaigner for women’s rights and was the first woman to hold a hereditary peerage, though she was barred from taking up her seat in the…

Daily Record · Mar 6, 2023

Humza Yousaf calls for Alister Jack to quit Commons seat if Tory minister is made a Lord

Jack, who has served as Scottish Secretary since 2019, is set to be made a member of the House of Lords thanks to Boris Johnson.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 6, 2023

Seven bizarre Boris Johnson honours appointments and rumoured incoming peers

BORIS Johnson has been known for making some let’s say questionable decisions down the years.

Daily Record · Mar 6, 2023

Alister Jack 'heading to House of Lords' thanks to Boris Johnson honours list

The Tory MP for Dumfries, who has served as Scottish Secretary since 2019, could soon swap the House of Commons for the Lords.

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