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Battle lines drawn as peers demand exemptions from employers’ tax hike

The House of Lords inflicted a string of defeats against the Labour front bench, paving the way for a parliamentary tussle.

Evening Standard

Lords vote to exempt small businesses and charities from national insurance hike

The House of Lords has voted to exempt the health and social care sector from the national insurance hike set to come into force from April.

The National (Scotland)

Call for ban on lords being paid to offer political advice

Head of lobbying firm Blakeney says industry concerned about perceived lack of transparency and trust

The Guardian - UK

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What are the House of Lords rules – and what happens if they are broken?

Peers have lighter requirements to declare earnings than MPs and are largely trusted to police their own conduct

The Guardian - UK

Exposed: Labour peer’s involvement in apparent cash-for-access venture

Lord David Evans of Watford said ‘our mates now have senior jobs’ and advised on how to approach Angela Rayner

The Guardian - UK

Lord Evans of Watford: long-serving peer facing cash-for-access questions

Made a peer by Tony Blair in 1998, Evans is well connected to a Labour party back in power

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s insistence on total Ukrainian victory was misguided – it’s time for a realistic compromise

By refusing to back negotiations for the past three years, the UK has become irrelevant to the search for peace – we must change course, says crossbench peer Robert Skidelsky

The Guardian - UK

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One in 10 Lords hired to give political advice by commercial firms

NEARLY 100 members of the House of Lords are paid to give political or policy advice by commercial firms, a fresh investigation is set to reveal.

The National (Scotland)

Calls to toughen Lords rules as it is revealed one in 10 peers are paid for political advice

Critics say practice risks perception that members of House of Lords are exploiting role for personal gain

The Guardian - UK

What is the House of Lords and what do peers do?

Details of what goes on in the UK parliament’s upper chamber, where messages are written in Norman French and peers can claim £361 a day

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: how members of House of Lords benefit from commercial interests

Months-long Guardian investigation exposes weaknesses in code of conduct that could trigger calls for greater reform

The Guardian - UK

Labour branded 'utterly shameless' after giving former Scottish leader Lords role

A FORMER leader of Scottish Labour has been inducted into the House of Lords as her party has been accused of “shamelessly” ennobling a new…

The National (Scotland)

Lord Elis-Thomas obituary

Influential leader of Plaid Cymru who advanced the nationalist cause in Wales and helped establish the country’s parliament

The Guardian - UK

Whereabouts of Attorney General raised after complaint peers ‘never see him’

The top law officer has been the focus of controversy amid concerns over possible conflicts of interest

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Evening Standard

Trump risks ICC arrest warrant being issued for him, says human rights lawyer

Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws told the House of Lords that the Article 70 of the Rome Statute forbids the obstruction of justice.

Evening Standard

Tributes paid to Lord Elis-Thomas, first presiding officer of the Welsh Assembly

Politicians from across the political divide came together in the Senedd to remember Lord Elis-Thomas

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of Syrians in limbo as UK Home Office freezes asylum claims

Two months after the fall of Assad’s regime, Whitehall’s decision to pause asylum applications from Syrians has left more than 6,600 cases stuck on hold in the UK

The Independent UK

Calls for clarity over which matters Attorney General recused himself from

Lord Hermer accused of ‘marking his own homework’ after he told peers he had stepped back from advising ministers on certain policies

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Evening Standard

Lords inflict two defeats on Government over new deepfake porn offence

The House of Lords voted in favour of increasing the maximum sentence for this crime from an unlimited fine to imprisonment.

The Independent UK

Renting revamp will drive out landlords and cost tenants more, critics warn

The Government argues the far-reaching changes are much needed and will end the uncertainty faced by millions of people

The Guardian - UK

Stop shielding UK royals from parliamentary scrutiny, says Labour peer

Lord Foulkes believes rules must change after series of scandals involving Prince Andrew

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on AI and copyright law: big tech must pay

Editorial: Elton John, Paul McCartney and thousands of other artists have called for protection from data crawling. The government must listen

The Independent UK

Bishop of Liverpool’s resignation latest in series of difficulties for Church of England

It comes in the same months as Justin Welby formally quit as Archbishop of Canterbury

Evening Standard

Farage says he has ‘disagreed’ with King in past, but now they have ‘a laugh’

The Reform UK leader attended a reception for newly elected MPs and Members of the House of Lords at Buckingham Palace.

Evening Standard

Southport killer could ‘one day walk free amongst us’, says peer

Conservative peer Lord Davies called for a review on sentencing to allow whole-life orders to be given to under-18s.

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