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The Latest Breaking News from Lords

Labour’s cautionary tale: how hereditary peers clung on for 26 years

Delay in removing hereditaries from Lords illustrates how hard it will be to push through more significant changes

The Guardian - UK

Starmer has been ‘mugged by reality’ since general election, senior Tory claims

Shadow Commons leader Jesse Norman said Labour is becoming progressively more Conservative while it is in office.

The Independent UK

Lords talking about themselves ‘to destruction’ during hereditary peers debate

Campaigner Lord Grocott urged colleagues to move faster in scrutinising legislation set to oust hereditary peers.

Evening Standard

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Scottish Labour grandee claims £30k – but hasn't spoken in Lords in 26 years

A SCOTTISH Labour grandee claimed more than £30,000 in expenses from the House of Lords during the last parliament despite not speaking in the…

The National (Scotland)

Financial watchdog scraps plan to ‘name and shame’ UK firms under investigation

FCA move follows longstanding pressure against new public interest test for announcing investigations

The Guardian - UK

Peers working for City firms dominate Lords panel scrutinising financial sector

Committee criticised regulator’s proposals to name and shame companies under investigation

The Guardian - UK

Silent minority: 15 peers claimed £585k while not speaking in a single Lords debate

Analysis shows 10% of peers make half of all contributions to debates while others claim allowances but say nothing

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'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 was "rewarding…

The National (Scotland)

Philip Hammond has made millions from 30 roles while member of Lords

Former chancellor’s roles since becoming a peer in 2020 include working for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait

The Guardian - UK

Foreign states including repressive regimes pay peers over £3m in two years

Middle East nations among those to have paid 27 members of Lords for work such as consultancy and legal advice

The Guardian - UK

Cash before honours: the Tory donors made peers who barely speak in Lords

Critics say perception that peerages may be a reward for donations harms upper house’s reputation – especially when peers do little to participate

The Guardian - UK

Age, gender, education: the House of Lords in charts

Labour is trying to remove hereditary peers but plans for an age limit appears in doubt and the Lords still lacks diversity

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: House of Lords members have given £109m to political parties

Conservatives benefit most from donations provided either before or after peers secured their seats

The Guardian - UK

As the youngest peer in the House of Lords, I have a bold plan for this place. Abolish it – me included

I came here a year ago because Plaid Cymru seeks to protect Welsh interests. But I think Labour should keep its vow and scrap this chamber, writes Baroness Smith of Llanfaes

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Revealed: peer’s offer to get meetings with ministers for potential client

House of Lords’ Richard Dannatt tells undercover reporters he could make introductions, despite ban on lobbying

The Guardian - UK

Conservative peer accused of using antisemitic tropes in Lords debate

Archie Hamilton said Jewish community in Britain ‘has an awful lot of money’ and should pay for proposed Holocaust memorial

The Guardian - UK

‘Seismic’ shift in UK-US relations is not a blip, warns ex-ambassador

Sir David Manning and other former diplomats highlight major changes in ‘special relationship’

Evening Standard

Martyn’s Law set to protect events from terror attacks as Lords give green light

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill has passed the report stage in the House of Lords and is ready for its third reading.

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Lords watchdog investigates Labour peer over apparent cash-for-access venture

Lord Evans of Watford says he referred himself to standards commissioner after Guardian undercover filming

The Independent UK

British-only lines at airport passport control would lead to longer queues, minister argues

But Brexiteer Baroness Hoey says it is not about the wait time but the ‘principle’ of arriving in your own country

The Guardian - UK

Labour peer wrote to Treasury on behalf of crypto firm he advised

Questions over whether Iain McNicol was within lobbying rules when he wrote to civil servants about company that was paying for his advice

The Guardian - UK

Tories fight abolition of hereditary peers as Labour’s Lords reforms stall

Keir Starmer’s plan to replace upper house was scaled back to scrapping hereditaries – but even that is proving difficult

The Guardian - UK

Calls for Labour peer to be investigated over cash-for-access claims

Campaigners raise concerns about Lord Evans of Watford’s conduct, while leader of Lords says he should ‘not be a member’ if rules were broken

The Guardian - UK

Lords chief whip spoke at what appears to be cash-for-access event

Roy Kennedy spoke at one of events organised by son of Lord Evans of Watford, who has been exposed as offering access to ministers

Evening Standard

Battle lines drawn as peers demand exemptions from employers’ tax hike

The House of Lords inflicted a string of defeats against the Labour front bench, paving the way for a parliamentary tussle.

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