Proposed new law to tackle cronyism in Lords ‘would enhance public trust’
A proposed new law to reform the House of Lords appointments process would tackle cronyism and “enhance public trust”, ...
'Grumpy' Tories accused of devious plan to halt axing of hereditary peer
Baroness Angela Smith said Conservative peers had threatened to 'wear her down' by giving long-winded speeches and laying ...
Reinvent UK Democracy: Abolish the House of Lords
“The House of Lords is indefensible.” So said Keir Starmer in December 2022, endorsing proposals drawn up by his predecessor ...
'Labour lies': Thangam Debbonaire called out for taking Lords seat
A FORMER Labour MP who has taken a seat in the House of Lords has been called out after she previously said the institution ...
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Lords talking about themselves ‘to destruction’ during hereditary peers debate
Members of the House of Lords are talking about themselves “to destruction” amid a proposed law to oust hereditary peers, Parliament has heard. Labour peer Lord Grocott, who has long ...
Labour urged to crack down on ‘discriminatory’ guarantor rules which lock renters out
The signatories do not call on the government to scrap guarantors entirely. Instead they ask Labour rules out demands for a ...
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Labour’s failure to tackle trust in politics risks undermining its whole agenda
Trust brought down Boris Johnson and the last Conservative Government. If Labour doesn’t start to rebuild trust, and soon, ...
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Labour peer's cryptocurrency consultation sparks regulatory scrutiny
A Labour peer with close ties to Sir Keir Starmer has come under investigation after writing to the Treasury on behalf of a ...
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Former Bristol MP takes seat in House of Lords
Baroness Debbonaire of De Beauvoir Town in the London Borough of Hackney is the second Bristol politician to enter the Lords in recent weeks [Reuters] 35,898 people played the daily Crossword ...
Lords talking about themselves ‘to destruction’ during hereditary peers debate
Members of the House of Lords are talking about themselves “to destruction” amid a proposed law to oust hereditary peers, Parliament has heard. Labour peer Lord Grocott, who has long campaigned to end ...
Proposed law to tackle cronyism in Lords would "enhance public trust"
A proposed new law to reform the House of Lords appointments process would tackle cronyism and "enhance public trust", UK Parliament heard. Conservative peer Philip Norton argued that the reputation ...