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Minister resigns in House of Lords over 'rampant' fraud in government

Lord Agnew of Oulton makes dramatic gesture after criticising the 'schoolboy' handling of Covid business loans

Wales Online

Drama at Westminster as minister quits government at the despatch box over 'schoolboy' handling of Covid fraud

Lord Agnew of Oulton’s resignation described as 'one of the most dramatic moments ever seen' in the House of Lords

Wales Online

Minister quits Government with blast over ‘schoolboy’ handling of Covid fraud

Lord Agnew of Oulton’s resignation posts was described as “one of the most dramatic moments ever seen” in the House of Lords.

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Minister quits Government at the despatch box in the House of Lords

Lord Agnew was updating peers about the £4.3 billion of Covid loans – written off by the Treasury – which Labour said has gone to “fraudsters”

The Independent UK

Tory minister dramatically QUITS at despatch box in new headache for Boris Johnson

Lord Theodore Agnew swiftly grabbed his folder and left the House of Lords chamber after announcing his bombshell resignation in the Lords.

Daily Mirror

Attempting to ban protest is usually the mark of a repressive state. That’s not us, is it?

Despite the defeats in the Lords, Priti Patel won’t give up on her police and crime bill, says Observer columnist Will Hutton

The Guardian - UK

Ministers making ‘misleading’ claims about Brexit blow to music tours, Lords inquiry warns

‘There has been a lot of misleading information about the processes that someone needs to go through’

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I’ve been protesting all my life. It can feel futile, yet doing nothing is much worse

The Tories are trying to ban the activism that has shaped me – from Greenham Common to UK Uncut, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Extinction Rebellion stage protest outside Newcastle police station over new crime bill

Some of the Bill's most controversial clauses were stripped out by the House of Lords on Monday - but demonstrators said they 'aren't going away' as it re-enters the commons

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Government could be forced to draw up new bill after ‘draconian’ protest laws defeated by Lords

Government urged to ‘think again’ after plans to stop and search peaceful protesters thrown out

The Independent UK

What are the 14 government defeats on the Policing Bill?

The UK Government suffered successive defeats in the House of Lords on Monday night, when peers voted through amendments to the controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and CourtsBill.

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Dominic Raab says MPs to push ahead with protest crackdown despite House of Lords defeat

The government lost a series of votes in the House of Lords yesterday on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Bristol Post

Curbs on ‘noisy protests’ may return to Commons after Lords defeat

Peers rejected measures in police, crime, sentencing and courts bill targeted at activists

The Guardian - UK

Lady Mone faces Lords standards inquiry over award of PPE contracts

The Tory peer has denied any involvement with supplier PPE Medpro.

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Lords watchdog investigates Mone over ‘VIP lane’ contract

Probe into Tory peer relates to PPE company awarded £203m in UK Government contracts

The Guardian - UK

Johnson denies he was warned No 10 event in May 2020 was against rules and says he did not lie to parliament – as it happened

PM says ‘nobody told me that what we were doing was against the rules’ and says he did not tell lie in Commons

Wales Online

Kill the Bill: Government defeated as House of Lords demand controversial new legislation is amended

Parliamentary ping-pong for Government's Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

The Independent UK

Peers inflict string of defeats against government protest crackdown

New powers turned down in House of Lords include allowing officers to stop and search anyone at a protest ‘without suspicion’

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The Independent UK

Peers maul Government protest crackdown setting stage for stand-off

The Lords rejects a raft of controversial measures proposed in response to action taken by Insulate Britain and others

The Guardian - UK

Lords inflict multiple defeats on ministers with misogyny voted a hate crime

Peers vote 242-185 for heavier penalties in England and Wales as ministers lose 14 divisions

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's 'foolish' crackdown on protests dealt string of defeats by House of Lords

The Tories have lost seven key votes on its controversial policing bill so far which has been knocking around Parliament for almost a year.

The Independent UK

Government plan to crack down on protests outside parliament defeated in Lords

Peers also inflict heavy defeat over proposed curbs on ‘noisy’ demonstrations

The Independent UK

Lords watchdog launches investigation into Tory peer Michelle Mone over PPE contracts

Entrepreneur denies any involvement or association with PPE firm

Daily Record

Michelle Mone probed over 'links' to £200m PPE firm and 'breaching' Lords code

The Tory peer is allegedly connected to PPE Medpro, a firm that banked £200million worth of Government PPE contracts.

Daily Mirror

Tory Michelle Mone investigated over whether she 'sought to profit' from Lords membership

The Tory peer and Ultimo bra tycoon has come under scrutiny over her alleged ties to PPE Medpro, which scooped two contracts worth a combined £203m to supply the NHS with face masks and surgical gowns

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