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Stronger mental capacity assessments could be added to assisted dying Bill

Peers were urged to make more progress on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill during the final debate of the year on the legislation.

Evening Standard

UK Lords propose ban on VPNs for children

UK politicians table amendment that would ban VPNs for children but its future is uncertain.

TechRadar

Peers accused of ‘heartless’ tactics to ‘sabotage’ assisted dying bill

Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the assisted dying bill, has hit out at peers for tabling more than 1,000 amendments in what she believes is a bid to talk it out before it can become law

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Peers told not to sabotage assisted dying Bill with ‘unnecessary’ amendments

The House of Lords has been accused of time-wasting, having tabled more than 1,000 amendments to the Bill.

Evening Standard

‘Cruel’ amendments being used to thwart assisted dying bill, says lead MP

Kim Leadbeater warns 1,150 Lords amendments are ‘unnecessary’ and designed to run down the clock

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s new peerages: another boost for the ermine arms race

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer promised to bring meaningful reform to the House of Lords. He is failing to introduce it

The Guardian - UK

What is happening to the assisted dying bill in the House of Lords?

Peers have submitted an extraordinary number of amendments, slowing its progress and raising risk of failure

The Guardian - UK

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House of Lords’ block on assisted dying bill is a big risk

Letter: Defying the will of the House of Commons will increase calls for radical reform of the upper house sooner rather than later, say the MPs Nia Griffith, Justin Madders and Debbie Abrahams

The Guardian - UK

Senior opponents of assisted dying bill urge Lords not to deliberately block it

Letter says there is danger of Lords losing legitimacy as more than 1,000 amendments tabled, delaying any vote

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street vows to force employment rights bill through Lords

No more concessions, says minister after legislation was thwarted in upper house despite manifesto climbdown

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: No 10 brushes off claims Streeting’s criticism of ‘technocratic approach’ refers to Starmer –as it happened

Health secretary admitted to being ‘frustrated’ with approach to governing in interview

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer appoints 25 Labour peers to strengthen support in House of Lords

Labour says appointments needed to balance upper house, and chooses former advisers to No 10 and the chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and Iceland boss Richard Walker among new peerage nominations

PM announces 25 new members of the House of Lords, including his former director of communications

The Independent UK

Iceland boss and top Downing Street aide among Starmer’s new Labour peers

Sir Keir Starmer is introducing new Labour peers as he aims to rebalance the Tory majority in the Lords, and see off further challenges to his plans.

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Two House of Lords peers suspended after breaking lobbying rules

Lord Dannatt will be barred from the Lords for four months while Lord Evans of Watford will be suspended for five months

Evening Standard

Ex-Tory Iceland boss Richard Walker set to become Labour peer

The party said Mr Walker is a committed champion for families dealing with the cost of living.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Who is the real James Orr? JD Vance’s ‘British sherpa’ and Reform’s ‘posh-bosh’ charmer

It is hard to miss James Orr — with his slicked-back mane of blond hair, booming voice and all the confidence of a Wykehamist and an Oxford Balliol graduate, he could easily play the quintessential stage Englishman in a stage adaptation of Agatha Christie. A hybrid of academic and ideologue,…

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer expected to award 25 new Labour peerages

Exclusive: Former union bosses and Labour staffers on list as prime minister aims to balance chamber

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The Guardian - UK

Angela Rayner to lay amendment to speed up workers’ rights bill

Exclusive: Former deputy PM understood to have accepted compromise on day-one rights, after ‘considerable anger’ over Lords intervention

The Independent UK

Starmer’s employment rights U-turn is a sharp move few will cheer him for

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The six-month qualifying period for protection from unfair dismissal is a step in the right direction, which should have been taken long ago – but this dangerous habit of breaking manifesto pledges is compounding a crisis of trust in politics

The Guardian - UK

No 10 dismisses claim that OBR revelations show Reeves misled public about need for tax rises in budget – UK politics live

Downing Street brushes off claims that the chancellor misled voters about the state of the public finances ahead of the budget

The Guardian - UK

Government to ditch day-one unfair dismissal policy from workers’ rights bill

Flagship Labour plan to be replaced with six-month threshold after Peter Kyle vows to not let businesses ‘lose’ under new law

The Guardian - UK

‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims

Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the peers lobbying scandal: Lords reform is a vital step for restoring trust in democracy

Editorial: Although some appointees make valuable contributions, the absurd archaism of the second chamber of parliament has to be addressed

The Guardian - UK

Peers are just doing their job in scrutinising the assisted dying bill

Letters: Dr Lucy Thomas and Penelope Jenkins support the House of Lords’ examination of the bill, but Margaret Pelling says they seem to be blocking the legislation, not scrutinising it

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