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SNP MP calls for end to bishops in 'unelected' House of Lords

AN SNP MP is calling for an end to bishops’ automatic right to sit in the House of Lords.

The National (Scotland)

Bishops should lose guaranteed seats in House of Lords, MPs to hear

SNP MP Tommy Sheppard will say Anglican bishops should ‘get no special fast track’ to a place in Parliament.

The Independent UK

A seat in the House of Lords isn’t God-given. It’s time parliament ejected all the bishops

Scrapping automatic places for a minority religion is as good a place as any to start with reform of the upper house, says humanist Sandi Toksvig

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Industry expert: Government trying to undermine encryption in Online Safety Bill

The Bill is next due to be heard in the House of Lords on Thursday.

The Independent UK

How do people get appointed to the House of Lords and can it ever change? The process explained

The UK’s House of Lords has existed in one form or another since the 11th century, making it one of the oldest political institutions in the world.

The Conversation

Met investigating two Tory Partygate allegations - but no further action over Chequers events – as it happened

Two events being investigated both took place in 2020, police say

The Guardian - UK

Defeats for small boats bill in the Lords as Channel crossings set new record

Peers voted against government-proposed measures on detention and deportation of asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

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Small boats bill ripped apart in Lords as peers say government living ‘in cloud cuckoo land’

Peer says aim of detaining and deporting small boat migrants ‘not based on reality’ as Lords add protections for pregnant women, children and LGBT+ people

The Independent UK

String of defeats for UK Government as Lords rip into Illegal Migration Bill

THE UK Government has suffered a string defeats in the House of Lords over its Illegal Migration Bill.

The National (Scotland)

The week in TV: Hijack; Boris, the Lord & the Russian Spy; Before We Die; The Trouble With KanYe

Idris Elba plays it uncool in Apple’s pacy hostage drama; Dispatches has a field day with Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs; sparks fly between two criminal matriarchs; and what the hell happened to Kanye West?

The Guardian - UK

Abolish the House of Lords – and quickly

Our upper chamber has become a national embarrassment. Why not fill it with representatives from local councils?

The Guardian - UK

Legacy Bill amendments published that aim to prevent Adams seeking compensation

The amendments seek to close a legal loophole over the use of internment during the Troubles.

The Independent UK

Who is Charlotte Owen and why is she getting a peerage?

The 29-year-old aide among controversial names on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

The Independent UK

Braverman says appeal court ruling on Rwanda ‘disappointing for majority of British people’ – as it happened

Home secretary says government will seek leave to appeal against judgment as she gives statement to MPs

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Evening Standard

Nadine Dorries, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel slammed for criticism of Privileges Committee report on Boris Johnson

The committee criticised a string of MPs and peers for their conduct but was ‘particularly concerned about attacks mounted by experienced colleagues’

Evening Standard

Forget being a tech superpower — millions of adults in UK falling behind on digital skills, say House of Lords

The House of Lords is calling on Rishi Sunak to swap AI and coding for a joined-up government strategy on eradicating digital exclusion and digital poverty

The Independent UK

Small boats bill suffers defeats as Lords vote to stop trafficking victims being deported to Rwanda

Conservative peers among those attacking Illegal Migration Bill, which Rishi Sunak claims will ‘stop the boats’

Manchester Evening News

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The Independent UK

Watchdog ‘seriously concerned’ about Migration Bill’s impact on human rights

The Equality and Human Rights Commission repeated its call for measures to increase safe, regular routes to the UK for asylum seekers.

The Independent UK

UK Government ‘determined’ to pass Legacy Bill despite peers’ intervention

Victims groups, the main Stormont political parties and the Irish government have all expressed their opposition to the legislation.

The Independent UK

Starmer: I haven’t held talks about creating hundreds of new peers in the Lords

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he had not offered peerages to people ahead of a potential general election next year.

Daily Mirror

Desperate insiders 'tried to get the Queen to stop Boris Johnson making peerage'

The former PM has been heavily criticised after elevating Evgeny Lebedev to the House of Lords, with sources claiming officials took the unprecedented step of turning to Buckingham Palace to block the nomination

The Guardian - UK

Republican donor invested in UK firm owned by Tory peer close to Boris Johnson

Former Tory party adviser Lynton Crosby joined as director three months after hedge fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin invested £1m

The Independent UK

Tony Blair and Gordon Brown ‘could be made lords’ by Keir Starmer to bolster a Labour government

The Labour leader did not rule out a move to the Lords for the former premiers despite his intention to abolish the upper house

The National (Scotland)

Peerages for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown not ruled out by Keir Starmer

KEIR Starmer did not rule out handing peerages and government positions to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown ...

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