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The Latest Breaking News from Lords

Assisted dying: England’s chief medic warns against complex bureaucracy

The Bill is due back before the whole House of Lords for wider committee scrutiny next week.

Evening Standard

Tories call for workers rights Bill to be thrown out as it returns to Commons

The Bill is aimed at bolstering the rights of workers, including by extending a host of protections to workers from the first day they start a job.

Evening Standard

‘No plans’ to ban VPNs but ‘nothing off the table’ to bolster online safety

Baroness Liz Lloyd warned there was ‘limited evidence on children’s use of VPNs’.

Evening Standard

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Environment Agency hits back at ‘unfair’ claims of incompetence over waste crime

Philip Duffy, the agency’s chief executive, called the waste team ‘excellent’ and ‘hardworking’.

Evening Standard

Organised crime making millions from illegal waste dumping in UK, says committee

Peers say ‘woeful’ record on prosecutions has led to a ‘low-risk, high-reward’ criminal culture

The Guardian - UK

Farage calls for Parliament grooming commission as survivor blasts Government

The Reform leader suggested a joint initiative by both the Commons and Lords could lead to the launch of a special commission into the scandal.

Evening Standard

Peer trying to derail UK smoking ban discussed bill with relative at tobacco firm

Lord Strathcarron says he and an in-law ‘high up’ at British American Tobacco discussed bill, which he aims to weaken

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Government mulls steps to make electric vehicles more accessible to households

A consultation is to be launched into allowing cross-pavement charge points to be installed without planning permission.

Evening Standard

Medical bodies tell peers assisted dying should be separate service

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being subjected to further scrutiny by a select committee.

Evening Standard

MPs urged to confront royal family over Prince Andrew’s Epstein links

Calls grow for parliamentary rule changes to strip Andrew of titles and ask questions of royals

The Guardian - UK

Penalties for unpaid carers in benefits scandal must be halted, says Ed Davey

Lib Dem leader urges suspension of fines imposed on hundreds of thousands who fell foul of discredited rules

The Guardian - UK

Former lord speaker faces suspension for ‘improper influence’ over speeding offence

Frances D’Souza wrote to Met commissioner in apparent attempt to evade sanction for exceeding 20mph speed limit

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves to confirm changes to ‘outdated’ planning system

Changes intended to reduce ‘burdensome bureaucracy’ and make it easier to build windfarms, reservoirs and housing

The Guardian - UK

Conservative bid to prevent student visa ‘abuse’ on hold after Lords debate

Baroness Lawlor suggested foreign students who go to university and then ‘abuse’ their visa to seek asylum should have their claim struck down.

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The Independent UK

No way back to government role for Mandelson after Epstein scandal, Starmer says

Labour peer was sacked last month as ambassador to Washington over his links to Jeffrey Epstein

Evening Standard

No route back to Government for Mandelson, Starmer signals

The grandee of the New Labour era was sacked from his role as the UK’s ambassador to the US after his links to Jeffrey Epstein were revealed.

The Guardian - UK

Ministers to announce significant changes to UK’s planning system

Exclusive: Differences over changes to environmental and legal provisions to prompt economic growth hint at chaos at heart of government

The Guardian - UK

Lord Howarth of Newport obituary

Conservative MP and minister who crossed to the Labour benches and served in the government of Tony Blair

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The Independent UK

Michelle Mone hits out at Tory hypocrisy as she says she won’t return as Conservative peer

High Court ruled PPE Medpro provided government with 25 million faulty surgical gowns during pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Michelle Mone says she has ‘no wish’ to remain a Conservative peer

Mone hits out at Kemi Badenoch after Tory leader says PPE Medpro scandal has brought shame on party

Evening Standard

Michelle Mone tells Kemi Badenoch: I don't want to return to Lords as a Tory peer

Lady Mone accused the Conservative leader of using ‘inflammatory’ and ‘reckless’ language that could prejudice a police investigation into her role in the awarding of PPE contracts

The National (Scotland)

Michelle Mone says she has 'no wish to return to House of Lords' as Tory peer

MICHELLE Mone has said she has “no wish to return” to the House of Lords as a Conservative peer after a company linked to her was ordered to…

Evening Standard

Michelle Mone says she has ‘no wish to return to the Lords’ as a Tory peer

Several high-profile politicians have called for Lady Mone to relinquish her peerage.

The Independent UK

Archbishop-designate: I will vote against assisted dying Bill

Dame Sarah has said she and her Church of England colleagues in the Lords are likely to bring an amendment to vote on the principle.

International Business Times UK

House of Lords in Crisis: PPE Scandal, Israel Connection, and Growing Public Outrage

The UK House of Lords faces mounting scandals shaking public trust. Michelle Mone is tied to the £122m PPE Medpro ruling over faulty COVID contracts, while Lord David Wolfson faces backlash for supporting an IDF café near Gaza. These controversies fuel anger over corruption, cronyism, and impartiality, intensifying calls for…

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