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Lords rally to protect independence of UK’s Electoral Commission

Boris Johnson’s government faces new defeat over what critics say is democratic meddling

The Guardian - UK

MPs and peers to clash over refugees, protests and voting curbs in crucial few days at parliament

Nail-biting deadline of Thursday to pass raft of controversial bills attacked as authoritarian and ‘anti-democratic’

The Independent UK

Lords watchdog investigates Earl of Shrewsbury over financial rules

Earl follows fellow Tory peer Lady Mone in being investigated under rules against peers profiting from membership of house

The Guardian - UK

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Tory MPs raise concerns over Rwanda asylum seeker plan as flagship Bill debated

The Nationality and Borders Bill would allow the Government to send asylum seekers and migrants to the African country.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson 'did not pressure' Lords appointment chiefs over Lebedev peerage

Lord Bew, who chairs the House of Lords Appointments Committee (HOLAC), said while security services provided information on Lord Lebedev, they did issue a "warning" against appointing him to the upper chamber

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson plunges into Partygate D-Day and chaotic 3 weeks - what to expect

Boris Johnson isn't just facing a hellish statement to Parliament today - it's also a dizzying countdown to the local elections and Queen's Speech. We take you through what's next for the government forever in crisis

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's 50 biggest scandals, feuds and policies in first 1,000 days as Prime Minister

When Johnson came into office on 24 July 2019, he promised to "restore trust" in democracy and "unify" Britain by "working flat out" to lead the country.

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Boris Johnson's first 1,000 days - his 50 biggest scandals, rows and U-turns as PM

From proroguing Parliament to prurient probes to Partygate, we have rounded up all the biggest scandals and controversies to dog Britain's only criminal Prime Minister as he marks 1,000 days in Downing Street

Daily Mirror

Priti Patel’s ‘unworkable’ Rwanda plan ‘may breach Geneva convention on refugees’

Former child refugee Alf Dubs said the plans would face opposition in the Lords.

The Independent UK

Government's Rwanda plan may 'breach Geneva conventions on refugees'

Labour peer Alf Dubs said ministers would face opposition in the Lords over the plan

Wales Online

Government’s Rwanda plan may breach Geneva conventions on refugees, says peer

Former child refugee Alf Dubs said the plans would face opposition in the Lords.

The Independent UK

‘Inhumane’: some Tories criticise plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Small but vehement group have already expressed doubts about government’s outsourcing plan

The Guardian - UK

MPs to question chair of appointments panel over Evgeny Lebedev peerage

Committee summons Paul Bew to give evidence on No 10’s role in Standard owner’s elevation to Lords

The Guardian - UK

Labour peer and former Greater Manchester MP should face suspension for bullying security guard, watchdog finds

Lord Pendry angrily berated a member of security staff in behaviour that amounted to bullying, the Lords' Conduct Committee found

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The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries owner DP World loses status as partner in Solent freeport

Exclusive: ministers confirm Emirati logistics giant no longer has central role after anger at sacking of 800 workers

Evening Standard

Labour peer Lord Pendry faces week suspension from House of Lords for ‘bullying security staff’

Lord Pendry should be suspended from the House of Lords for a week for bullying a member of security staff, the Lords Conduct Committee has recommended.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's law forcing all voters to show ID suffers crucial Lords defeat

The House of Lords voted to expand the list of approved ID voters can show at polling stations from next year under the Elections Bill - but a move to kill off the law entirely did not go ahead

The Independent UK

Peers inflict defeat on Government over controversial voter ID proposals

The House of Lords voted 199 to 170 to expand the list of accepted identification to include non-photo documents.

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Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's care costs 'catastrophe' for poor in deadlock as Lords defeat him TWICE

The plans will now return for a third time to the House of Commons, where Tory MPs have previously rebelled over a care cap change that will force poor or northern homeowners to pay more

The Guardian - UK

With all eyes on Ukraine, the UK is quietly set to disenfranchise 2 million citizens

The elections bill is an anti-democratic rush job and does nothing to address the problem of donations from those living overseas, says former head of the civil service Bob Kerslake

Chronicle Live

Why does the Government want to sell Channel 4 and privatise the broadcaster?

Channel 4 is owned by the Government but is not taxpayer funded, makes its money through advertising and is tasked with taking creative risks

The Guardian - UK

The Tories have created the NHS crisis – and they should own it

Not content with trying to blame NHS staff for failings, Sajid Javid is now setting targets that are simply impossible without proper funding, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel’s immigration bill suffers multiple defeats in Lords

Peers find fault with many aspects of nationality and borders bill, in particular proposal to divide refugees into classes

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson dealt avalanche of Lords defeats over his 'inhumane' refugees Bill

Lords voted to remove the harshest elements of the Nationality and Borders Bill - which a Bishop branded 'inhumane', and an ex-Supreme Court justice said 'flagrantly breaches' our human rights requirements

Daily Mirror

The House of Lords is asking if fraudsters get the punishment they deserve, here's my answer

No prison and a £1 compensation order for 'carer' who helped steal £12,000 from a vulnerable couple shows contempt for victims of fraud

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