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The Latest Breaking News from the House of Lords

Sue Gray set to join House of Lords as she is nominated for life peerage

Partygate investigator who went on to become Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff among figures nominated to become peers

Evening Standard

Sue Gray among 38 new peers announced by the UK Government

The UK Government has announced new peerages, including former Downing Street chief of staff Sue Gray.

The National (Scotland)

String of UK peers accepted free trips to authoritarian Azerbaijan

Human rights groups say endorsements by members of the House of Lords hosting events and acting as election observers risk legitimising regime

The Guardian - UK

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Labour expected to hand Lords seats to former MPs and Sue Gray

LABOUR are set to announce a raft of new peers, with seats in the House of Lords for MPs who lost their seats and Sue Gray reportedly on the agenda…

The National (Scotland)

Labour to get Lords boost as new peers set to be announced

Sue Gray could be among 30 new Labour peers appointed alongside a number of Conservatives.

Evening Standard

Cabinet minister hints at ‘strong set’ of new Labour peers

Jonathan Reynolds said he would be pleased to see a ‘strong set’ of Labour peers enter the House of Lords.

The Independent UK

'Sue Gray deserves peerage', says minister as dozens of new Lords announced

Thirty new Labour peers were announced on Friday

Evening Standard

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Man City lawyer claims human rights issues would ‘distract’ football watchdog

Lord Pannick’s comments came as the House of Lords continued its line-by-line scrutiny of the Football Governance Bill.

Evening Standard

Welby makes children’s charity donation and sends last Christmas card in role

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will step down from his role in early January over his handling of the John Smyth scandal.

Evening Standard

Dozens of Lords defend Tory peer who called colleague ‘Lord Poppadom’

Catherine Meyer may receive three week suspension, which her defenders say goes against ‘principles of natural justice’

The Guardian - UK

Survivors ‘let down’ by Government as it rejects proposals to ban deepfake abuse

The Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill would outlaw the creation of intimate images of people without their consent.

The Independent UK

Peers urge ministers to step-up efforts to criminalise deepfake abuse

The calls came as the House of Lords considered the Non-Consensual Sexually Explicit Images and Videos (Offences) Bill.

The Independent UK

Tory peer faces suspension over ‘Lord Poppadom’ remark

Lady Meyer found to have breached harassment rules with behaviour towards Lord Dholakia that had ‘racial element’

The Guardian - UK

Baroness called peer 'Lord Poppadum' and touched Black London MP's hair without consent

Lady Catherine Meyer is facing a three week suspension from the House of Lords

Evening Standard

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Peer faces six-month suspension after ‘bullying’ staff over a suitcase

This is the third time Lord Andrew Stone has breached Parliament’s rules on bullying and harassment.

Evening Standard

Ex-Met Police chief Lord Hogan-Howe issues warning on 3D-printed guns after health boss shooting in US

The firearm used in the fatal shooting in New York is believed to be a homemade weapon known as a ‘ghost gun’

Evening Standard

Anglican bishops ‘losing moral authority’ to sit in Lords after abuse scandal

Lord Birt called for the Lords Spiritual to be removed alongside bloodline members of the House.

The Independent UK

Tying eviction of hereditary peers to wider Lords revamp ‘excuse for no change’

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill will abolish the 92 seats reserved for members of the upper chamber who are there by right of birth.

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Former Labour minister accuses football regulator opponents of filibustering

Lord Blunkett said critics were repeating points that had already been made in a bid to delay the Bill passing through the House of Lords

The Guardian - UK

Church must face up to Justin Welby’s damaging legacy

Letters: Readers respond to the archbishop of Canterbury’s final speech, for which he later apologised for causing ‘further distress’

International Business Times

UK's Aristocratic Lawmakers Prepare For Life After The Lords

UK hereditary lawmaker Richard Fletcher-Vane, better known as Lord Inglewood, will soon no longer commute the few hundred miles from his country house in northwest England to the House of Lords in London -- and he is not happy about it.

The Guardian - UK

Sorry, archbishop, you need to do a bit more work on your ritual contrition skills

In a year of wretched public apologies, Justin Welby beats even Gregg Wallace

The Guardian - UK

Justin Welby apologises ‘for the hurt’ caused by farewell Lords speech

Abuse survivor accuses archbishop of Canterbury of making ‘tone deaf’ remarks amid safeguarding failures

Evening Standard

Archbishop of Canterbury sorry for abuse victims’ hurt after 'tone deaf' speech

Justin Welby’s words in the House of Lords during his farewell speech on Thursday have come under fire

The Independent UK

Archbishop of Canterbury sorry for abuse victims’ hurt after ‘tone deaf’ speech

Justin Welby’s words in the House of Lords during his farewell speech on Thursday have come under fire.

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