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The Latest Breaking News from the House of Lords

Peers removed from House of Lords for ‘non attendance’

A NUMBER of peers have ceased to be a member of the House of Lords due to non-attendance.

The National (Scotland)

Starmer says his suggestion members of the Lords should retire at 80 do not apply to world leaders

Sir Keir Starmer arrives in Washington as a number of senior Democrats have questioned whether 81-year-old Joe Biden should run for a second term

The Independent UK

Move to reduce Lords retirement age to 80 is not about Joe Biden, says Keir Starmer

Ahead of UK-US bilateral talks, PM says primary driver for cutting peers’ retirement age is size of Lords chamber

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer praises Diane Abbott and hails diverse Commons in first speech to parliament

MPs re-elected the speaker and Rishi Sunak addresses the Commons for the first time as leader of the opposition as parliament returns

Evening Standard

Cleaning up our fetid politics is Keir Starmer’s toughest task yet. Here’s how he can do it, fast

Venality, bribery, bullying, sexual and financial disgrace: all these must be swept away to win back voters’ trust, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer blasted as he gives expenses scandal MP plum job and peerage

KEIR Starmer has been slammed for appointing a disgraced former Labour politician who claimed expenses for pornography viewed by her husband to his…

The National (Scotland)

All the Labour cabinet members who aren’t MPs from Patrick Vallance to James Timpson

The cabinet includes senior ministers from the Tony Blair era, and those given peerages to sit in the House of Lords

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UK general election 2024 explained in maps and charts

Britons will head to the polls on July 4. Here’s what you need to know about the parties, leaders, and key issues.

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Tory insiders concerned about 'problematic' peerage lined up for Alister Jack

ALISTER Jack is set to be given a peerage despite concerns within the Tory Party that handing the Scottish Secretary a seat in the Lords would be…

The National (Scotland)

Alister Jack should be barred from Lords over election bets, John Swinney says

ALISTER Jack should be barred from taking a seat in the House of Lords after he admitted to gambling on the date of the General Election, the First…

The National (Scotland)

Labour to add dozens of peers to back its policies and improve gender balance

Exclusive: Party has pledged to abolish House of Lords but plans initial appointments to bolster its benches

The Guardian - UK

Who are Green Party leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay?

The Green Party was the first national green party in Europe

Evening Standard

Garter day 2024: What is it and who are members of the Order?

King Charles is now the Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

Evening Standard

Labour plans House of Lords age limit and immediate end to hereditary peers – constitutional reform proposals explained

The Labour party has committed to immediately legislating to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords if elected to government. It will also impose retirement on members of the House of Lords at the age of 80.

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At a glance: What's actually in Labour's manifesto?

LABOUR have unveiled their General Election manifesto, with promises to ensure economic stability, cut NHS waiting times and reform planning rules…

Evening Standard

Man arrested amid probe into Baroness Michelle Mone-linked company PPE Medpro

PPE Medpro was awarded Government contracts after being recommended by Baroness Mone

The Guardian - UK

Who should hold the next prime minister to account? Our best hope lies with the Green party

The party’s manifesto, which pledges to use a wealth tax to revitalise our public services, shows it can push Labour to raise its ambitions, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Evening Standard

Labour criticised for ‘U-turning’ on plans to abolish the House of Lords

The party’s manifesto will include plans to introduce an age limit for peers and scrap new hereditary roles, the Times reports.

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Labour criticised for 'U-turning' on plans to abolish the House of Lords

Labour has faced criticism for “U-turning” on its previous proposals to abolish the House of Lords ...

The Independent UK

I’d love a robot nanny for my children – as long as it didn’t love them back

The Independent UK

Top judge reveals colleague’s sexist comment when she was appointed first woman to the House of Lords

Baroness Hale also discussed how laws around domestic abuse have changed in the UK over the years

The Independent UK

UK Parliament to break up ahead of election day with pomp, ceremony and hard-nosed politics

Britain’s lawmakers will leave Parliament on Friday for the last time before an election is held in six weeks

The National (Scotland)

'No change': Stephen Flynn hits out at Keir Starmer's priorities

THE SNP’s Westminster leader has hit out at Keir Starmer’s “priorities” following the Labour leader’s morning media round on Thursday.

The Conversation

Parliament was in the middle of discussing some very important laws before the election was called – what happens to them now?

Just hours before Rishi Sunak fired the starting gun for the 2024 general election, the House of Commons was in full flow, listening to treasury minister Bim Afolami announce that inflation has fallen, and firing questions at the prime minister.

The Independent UK

How is Ken Clarke involved in the infected blood scandal and could he lose his peerage?

The Independent looks at what Lord Clarke is accused of, and why campaigners want his peerage removed

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