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The Latest Breaking News from the House of Lords

Peerages for Tony Blair and Gordon Brown not ruled out by Keir Starmer

KEIR Starmer did not rule out handing peerages and government positions to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown ...

The National (Scotland)

Sir Keir Starmer open to consulting former PMs Tony Blair and Gordon Brown

The Labour leader did not rule out a move to the Lords for the former premiers despite his intention to abolish the upper house.

The Independent UK

New powers will stop tech firms from stonewalling bereaved families, peers told

Ministers promised coroners would be able to request information from social media firms if children have died after accessing harmful online content.

The Independent UK

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Former London mayor contender Shaun Bailey to enter Lords within weeks despite Partygate row

Former Conservative Party London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey is expected to enter the House of Lords in weeks despite being embroiled in a lockdown party row.

Evening Standard

Labour 'only have 10 MPs capable of being ministers', top party insider says

LABOUR have been mocked after a member of Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet said that the party only has around 10 MPs capable of being government…

The National (Scotland)

Partygate Tory Shaun Bailey to be installed in House of Lords within weeks

His elevation to the Lords is under fresh scrutiny after the Mirror published bombshell footage of a 'jingle and mingle' Christmas gathering organised by his campaign in December 2020

Daily Mirror

Labour defends plan to appoint dozens of peers to House of Lords

Party says priority will be to get laws passed if it wins power, despite promise to abolish upper chamber

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Starmer will swell the House of Lords despite wanting to abolish it

The Labour leader plans to appoint dozens of peers if he forms a government so he can push policy through Parliament.

The Independent UK

MPs launch inquiry into Lords appointment process amid Boris Johnson honours list row

A WESTMINSTER committee has launched an inquiry into the House of Lords with MPs set to investigate the appointments process following calls for…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer's U-turn on 'abolish the Lords' pledge panned across political spectrum

KEIR Starmer has been called out across the political spectrum after his party revealed plans to “appoint dozens” of new Labour peers to the…

The National (Scotland)

DUP leader urges Rishi Sunak to scrap legacy Bill

The proposed legislation is due to return to the House of Lords on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer plans to stuff House of Lords with Labour peers

Labour leader wants to make sure he ‘gets programme through’, says party’s Lords chief

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer plans to 'appoint dozens of peers to level playing field'

LABOUR is planning to appoint dozens of peers to the House of Lords to help push Keir Starmer’s legislative agenda if elected at the next General…

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer ‘eyes dozens of new peers to aid Labour government’

Party reportedly looking to increase share in Lords, as Tory majority ‘could make life difficult’

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The Independent UK

Controversial legacy Bill is human rights-compliant, says Heaton-Harris

The Bill is set to reach the report stage at the House of Lords on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Peers urged to reject Northern Ireland legacy bill

Amnesty International said no amendments can save the ‘deeply damaging’ bill.

Wales Online

Carol Vorderman backs calls to protect children in the metaverse

Two thirds of young people have already accessed virtual reality

Wales Online

The people who rejected or gave back their honours including Prince Philip, two Beatles, and Michael Sheen

Some big-name celebrities have turned down knighthoods and peerages for a number of reasons

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on a PM’s patronage: Boris Johnson’s shameful honours list

Editorial: Reforming the House of Lords should begin by constraining a departing leader’s power to dish out lifetime awards to friends and cronies

The Independent UK

Who is Charlotte Owen and why is she getting a peerage?

The 29-year-old aide among controversial names on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

The Guardian - UK

Honours row grows after claim Charlotte Owen ‘worked as maternity cover’

The youngest life peer in UK history at the age of 29, the former assistant to Boris Johnson was covering maternity leave in his office

The National (Scotland)

£342 a day and an average age of 70: Welcome to the House of Lords

IT’S a place where you can be paid £342 a day, more than half of your colleagues are over the age of 70 and the longest serving has clocked up an…

Daily Mirror

'The Metropolitan Police must act on nasty video from Partygate gathering'

Bombshell footage exclusively shared by us reveals Tory staffers drinking, dancing and celebrating in close quarters – enjoying each others’ company as the rest of the country stayed at home

The Independent UK

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville: Westminster’s Renaissance man

In the course of an extraordinary political career, he filled a multitude of roles with a style and gravitas that marked him out as a true gentleman and a consummate negotiator

The Independent UK

Nadine Dorries wrongly claims Boris Johnson was ‘top of his year’ at university

Dorries said she was quitting ‘with immediate effect’ last Friday after a bust-up with Mr Sunak over Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

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