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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

Daily Mirror

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.

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Chronicle Live

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

The Guardian - UK

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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

Daily Mirror

Logjam may force concessions on UK policing and borders bills

Government has already decided to give ground on elections bill in an attempt to make it law before Commons is prorogued

The Guardian - UK

How the controversial nationality and borders bill may help people from Chagos Islands and Hong Kong

The nationality and borders bill has been widely condemned as the continuation of a decade-long, Conservative-led immigration regime set on demonstrating that the UK is “tough on immigration”. It has been dubbed the “hostile environment” policy.

The Conversation

Prime suspect PM takes partygate delusion to hallucinatory new levels

With government taking a wild west approach to law-breaking, Labour chose to focus instead on Evgeny Lebedev’s peerage

The Guardian - UK

'I have nothing to hide': Russian media mogul Evgeny Lebedev lashes out at Keir Starmer over peerage questions

Labour has used a Commons device to force the government to disclose documents relating to the Russian oligarch son's appointment to the House of Lords

Daily Mirror

Businessman Lebedev says UK security advice about him should be public

Evgeny Lebedev, the ennobled British-Russian media boss and son of a former KGB spy, said on Tuesday security advice relating to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to appoint him to parliament's upper chamber should be publicly released.

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The Guardian - UK

Lebedev criticises Labour as MPs debate releasing security advice behind peerage – as it happened

Latest updates: Peer says opposition criticism of him is based on ‘pure innuendo’; government may be forced to release security advice on Lebedev

Daily Mirror

Brits marching for Ukraine may be jailed for 'noisy' support under Priti Patel crackdown

Home Secretary Priti Patel is pushing ahead with plans to crackdown on thousands taking to the streets in support of Ukraine in a controversial bill set to return to the House of Commons on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Labour calls for Cabinet Office to release guidance on Evgeny Lebedev peerage

Angela Rayner says disclosure is crucial to understand why Boris Johnson allegedly intervened in decision

The Independent UK

House of Lords marks first live use of sign language interpretation

Peers also heard the Government has started drawing up plans for a GCSE in the language, with more likely to be revealed later this year.

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Manchester Evening News

Queen's Speech 2022 - When is the State Opening of Parliament and what does it mean?

The ceremony marks the start of a new parliamentary session and is full of tradition

The Guardian - UK

Private emails reveal Gove’s role in Tory-linked firm’s PPE deals

Exclusive: Tory peer Michelle Mone used private email addresses to contact Gove and another cabinet minister about PPE offer

The Guardian - UK

UK likely to criminalise illicit refugee crossings after MPs’ rebellion averted

Government wins string of votes to restore elements of controversial borders and nationality bill removed by Lords

The Guardian - UK

Refugees the losers as Home Office helper shows he can be Priti unfriendly too

Minister Tom Pursglove spins unconvincing tale as he steers borders bill through Commons

The Independent UK

Immigration reforms risk criminalising Ukrainians arriving in UK, ministers told

The Nationality and Borders Bill makes it a criminal offence to knowingly arrive in the UK without permission.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's law banning ‘noisy’ protests dealt humiliating Lords defeat

Peers struggled to contain their laughter in the Lords chamber when Lord Coaker unveiled government regulations which suggested protestors should demonstrate outside buildings with double glazing

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson blocks bid to make it easier for asylum seekers to work in UK

The Government also voted to create an offshore processing system for asylum seekers. Ghana, Rwanda, Albania and Denmark have refused to host a UK processing centre

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