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The Latest Breaking News from Lords

Bishops risk becoming ‘politicians that wear mitres’, MP says

Conservative MP Chris Loder said bishops taking political positions are ‘damaging’ for the Church of England.

The Independent UK

No 10 ‘not deterred’ by Lords defeats on migration Bill as MPs consider changes

The amendments proposed by peers to the stop the boats legislation will be debated in the Commons next week.

The Independent UK

SNP MP in bid to have bishops removed from the House of Lords

Edinburgh East MP Tommy Sheppard will lead a debate calling for Anglican bishops to no longer be granted guaranteed seats in the upper house of Parliament.

Daily Record

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Illegal Migration Bill suffers 20 defeats in House of Lords

THE UK Government has suffered what is believed to be a record 20 defeats in the House of Lords over its Illegal Migration Bill.

The National (Scotland)

Bishops should lose guaranteed seats in House of Lords, MPs to hear

SNP MP Tommy Sheppard will say Anglican bishops should ‘get no special fast track’ to a place in Parliament.

The Independent UK

A seat in the House of Lords isn’t God-given. It’s time parliament ejected all the bishops

Scrapping automatic places for a minority religion is as good a place as any to start with reform of the upper house, says humanist Sandi Toksvig

The Guardian - UK

Faith leaders in call for ‘just’ and ‘compassionate’ asylum policy

In a letter to The Times newspaper, faith leaders warn the draft legislation ‘falls short of our obligation to the most vulnerable’.

The Independent UK

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How do people get appointed to the House of Lords and can it ever change? The process explained

The UK’s House of Lords has existed in one form or another since the 11th century, making it one of the oldest political institutions in the world.

The Conversation

Met investigating two Tory Partygate allegations - but no further action over Chequers events – as it happened

Two events being investigated both took place in 2020, police say

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak's migration plans suffer brutal mauling as Lords inflict 11 defeats

The onslaught in the upper chamber came just a week after the Government's defeat at the Court of Appeal over plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda

Daily Mirror

Defeats for small boats bill in the Lords as Channel crossings set new record

Peers voted against government-proposed measures on detention and deportation of asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

The Mancunian Way: The robot surgeon

A vision of the future at Manchester hospital PLUS Bruce Dickinson’s taste test

Manchester Evening News

String of defeats for UK Government as Lords rip into Illegal Migration Bill

THE UK Government has suffered a string defeats in the House of Lords over its Illegal Migration Bill.

The National (Scotland)

He was Rochdale's forgotten boy... but now Awaab Ishak will always be remembered

The two-year-old has already changed attitudes - and will change lives. The M.E.N's Stephen Topping reports

Manchester Evening News

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Eight new UK laws passed in the last week explained - including prisoner release dates, rogue landlords and more

A number of Bills have been granted royal assent by the King this week - here's what they all mean

The Guardian - UK

UK government allowing ‘millions to fall behind’ due to digital exclusion

As a House of Lords committee finds significant numbers lack means and skills to get online we meet some of them

The Guardian - UK

Millions in UK are being left behind as world moves online, say peers

Committee says ministers do not have credible strategy to tackle digital exclusion

Daily Mirror

A million people cut back or cancel internet packages in cost of living crisis

A House of Lords committee has raised fears about 'digital exclusion' as families try to cut bills with household budgets hammered by inflation and rising mortgage costs

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Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A momentous day

PLUS 'A change is coming' AND The Shanty town by the sea

Manchester Evening News

Awaab's tragic death will save lives

Hundreds of thousands of M.E.N. readers signed our petition - now Awaab's Law will become a reality

The Independent UK

Starmer: I haven’t held talks about creating hundreds of new peers in the Lords

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he had not offered peerages to people ahead of a potential general election next year.

The Guardian - UK

Look at the effects of the Tories’ corrupt voter ID rules – and then tell me Britain is still a democracy

Once in power, Labour should focus on undoing the damage of these constitutional assaults, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Daily Mirror

Desperate insiders 'tried to get the Queen to stop Boris Johnson making peerage'

The former PM has been heavily criticised after elevating Evgeny Lebedev to the House of Lords, with sources claiming officials took the unprecedented step of turning to Buckingham Palace to block the nomination

The Guardian - UK

Government scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost £169,000 per person, Home Office says – as it happened

Home secretary says benefits of deterring irregular immigration should also be considered, as economic impact assessment published

The Guardian - UK

Why does Starmer want to add yet more peers instead of abolishing the lot of them?

If the honour given to Charlotte Owen doesn’t stir Labour from its torpor, nothing will

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