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A shoe-fixing, key-cutting radical: why Labour’s new prisons minister is perfect for the job

James Timpson hires ex-offenders and thinks many prisoners shouldn’t be in jail, says Simon Hattenstone

The Guardian - UK

Theresa May given peerage and Therese Coffey gets damehood in surprise dissolution honours list

The former prime minister will take a seat in the House of Lords

The Independent UK

Sunak’s chief of staff and Theresa May among Tory peerages in dissolution honours

Close Sunak ally Liam Booth-Smith elevated to Lords while Keir Starmer nominates eight retiring MPs

The Guardian - UK

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Call for Alister Jack to face Lords investigation after election betting

ALISTER’S Jack suitability for a peerage must be investigated following recent revelations he gambled on the date of the General Election, an SNP…

The National (Scotland)

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

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Lords Mobile is getting ready for the next battle as it kicks off collaboration with THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

Two iconic characters, numerous events, and a slew of rewards await players.

PC Gamer

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.

The Conversation

Will Diane Abbott stand as a Labour MP in the general election?

The veteran politician has revealed she intends to run for Labour after row over her candidacy

Evening Standard

Diane Abbott declares she will run as a Labour candidate and intends to win

Trailblazing MP denies she was offered a peerage to stand aside - and says she would turn one down - after a row about whether she would be blocked from running for the party on 4 July

The Independent UK

UK politics: SNP’s Swinney warns general election will be ‘the biggest challenge for years’ – as it happened

New leader tells activists in Glasgow that they must demonstrate the ‘relevance’ of independence to the cost of living crisis

The Guardian - 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

‘Why did he do it?’ how Rishi Sunak’s early election backfired on the PM

Tory MPs are perplexed: this seemed the worst moment to go to the country. Has their leader simply had enough?

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

General election: What is purdah and which bills are stuck in the wash-up process before it begins?

Parliament shuts down next week after Rishi Sunak called an election

Evening Standard

General Election wash-up: Giraffes, lions and snakes in London bill approved after no monkey business

The Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill aims to secure London Zoo’s future in Regent’s Park

The Independent UK

What laws can the Conservative government pass before the general election?

Rush is on to stop laws being lost as part of the ‘wash up’

The Guardian - UK

Lord Rosser obituary

General secretary of the TSSA rail union and supporter of Tony Blair who chaired the party conference after Labour’s 1997 victory

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The Independent UK

Crucial reforms to help thousands trapped in indeterminate jail terms fail after Labour peers ‘bottle it’

Baroness Fox praised The Independent for shining a light on the plight of IPP prisoners in a House of Lords debate

Evening Standard

Cut red tape for Heathrow Airport transit passengers, Lords committee urges border minister

Some international passengers have to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) when changing planes at Heathrow

The Independent UK

Cut extra red tape for Heathrow airport transit passengers, Lords committee urges government

‘This requirement will place the UK at an immediate competitive disadvantage’ – Lord Foster of Bath

The Independent UK

‘Tell EU to defer entry/exit system’ or risk serious travel delays, warns Lords committee

Ministers urged to ‘use all diplomatic efforts’ with Brussels to postpone demand for fingerprints and facial biometrics

The Independent UK

Families beg for end to IPP scandal as Lords vote on indeterminate sentence reforms

Cross-party peers take up cause of ‘inhumane’ sentences highlighted by The Independent – but proposals fall short of resentencing

The Guardian - UK

Peer faces year’s ban from Lords bars for bullying two people while drunk

Kulveer Ranger resigns Tory whip after committee also recommends suspension from House of Lords for three weeks

Evening Standard

Ex-Boris Johnson adviser faces year-long ban from Lords bars after drunken 'f******' useless' outburst at women

The House of Lords Conduct Committee recommended that Lord Kulveer Ranger also be suspended from the House for three weeks

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