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Keir Starmer Urged to Seize a ‘Once in a Generation’ Opportunity for Real House of Lords Reform
The Prime Minister previously watered down his commitment to “abolish” Parliament’s unelected second chamber
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Carmageddon: New Alliance Launched to Tackle ‘SUV Takeover’ in Britain
“They feel safer to drive, but are much less safe for any pedestrians and cyclists they collide with” said Green peer Jenny Jones
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Leading Economists Rebut Business Lobby’s Claims Workers’ Rights Bill Will Cause ‘Havoc’
Open letter argues stronger worker protections boost productivity and create economic stability as Labour MPs challenge Reform UK to clarify position on popular legislation
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Labour MPs Pile Pressure on Keir Starmer to Reform the UK’s ‘Unfair’ Voting System
Record low turnout and skewed results fuel calls for reform as polling suggests a collapse in support for the current system
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Twenty More Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Been Telling You About
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
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‘Modernising’ Behind Closed Doors: The Committee for Bringing Parliament Up to Date Holds All Its Meetings in Private
Exclusive: Cross-party group meant to help restore trust in politics has so far refused to hold any of its sessions in public
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MPs Cashed in More Than £1 Million From GB News and Other Media and Speaking Gigs Last Year
New analysis by Byline Times reveals the scale of earnings being raked in by Members of Parliament on top of their £91,346 salaries.
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Keir Starmer’s Plan to Clean Up Political Lobbying Is Even Weaker Than the Conservatives’, Say Corruption Experts
Transparency campaigners slam what they describe as the Prime Minister’s ‘lacklustre’ approach to cleaning up politics
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The Conservative Government Put Forward ‘Crappy’ Laws, Say Conservative Politicians
The last Government passed shabbily-drafted pieces of legislation which were only saved by amendments from Labour and the House of Lords, according to two senior Conservative figures
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Assisted Dying: ‘My Friend’s Dignified Death Convinced Me We Need to Let the Light In’
My Dutch friend chose to die a peaceful, painless death at the time of his choosing. Everyone else should be free to make that same choice
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Elite Paywalls or Social Media Misinformation: The Alarming Future of ‘Two Tier’ Journalism
“The UK’s news environment [risks] fracturing irreparably along social, regional and economic lines… The implications for our society and democracy would be grim.”
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The ‘Hostile’ Deadline Forcing Refugees Into Destitution and Indignity on British Streets
Campaigners hope a proposed new law could bring an end to a system that puts vulnerable people into even more danger
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The House of Commons Wants Your Views on Modernising Parliament – Just Don’t Say ‘Knock it Down’
It’s a bid to clean up Parliament’s act after years of sleaze and lobbying scandals
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Conservatives Mount Bungled Defence of Hereditary Peers in Bizarre Commons Debate
Does the Conservative Party support or oppose the idea of hereditary peers? Most of them won’t say…
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Government to Reject SNP Bid to Scrap the House of Lords – But Hereditary Peers Will Go
Lords reform bill is “114 years too little, too late” Scottish National Party says as Commons prepares to debate scrapping hereditary peers
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Class Acts: Why We Need More Blue Collar MPs in Parliament – and the Campaign to Make it Happen
New cross-party campaign aims to increase the number of MPs from working-class backgrounds, challenging the dominance of legal and lobbying professions in politics
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No Lessons Learned: Peers Condemn Culture of Brushing Damning Inquiry Findings Under the Carpet
“‘Lessons learned’ is an entirely vacuous phrase if lessons aren’t being learned” warns new report after a series of deadly warnings were ignored
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MPs Launch Cross-Party Bid to Overhaul Westminster Elections
Exclusive: Cross-party MPs unite to campaign for ‘fair elections’
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Holocaust Memorial Site Provokes Row in House of Lords Amid Claims It Presents ‘Very Real Terrorist Risk’
Lord Carlile wants the memorial to be moved away from Parliament. Since it was originally proposed costs have almost tripled
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Conservatives Risk Another Chris Pincher-Style Sleaze Scandal Over Claims New Tory MP Is ‘Serial Groper and Bully’
The allegations could be a ‘huge headache’ for the Conservative Party as it tries to move on from the scandals of its recent past
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Conservative Barrister Geoffrey Cox Lambasted for Earning Millions in Outside Work as MPs Debate Second Jobs
The Commons has agreed a clamp down on MPs’ lobbying gigs, with further action promised on second jobs
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MPs to Debate Clampdown on Second Jobs, Amid Demand for Tough Overhaul of Lobbying Gigs and Gifts
The Government is set to address the potential conflicts of interests around moonlighting MPs, with campaigners believing urgent action is required
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Second Jobs and Rail Nationalisation: Labour Sets Out its Plans for First Few Weeks in Power
Keir Starmer’s party has just set our Parliament’s agenda for the first time in nearly 15 years
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Failed Firms and CV Boasts – Little-Known New Reform UK MP’s Past Comes Under Scrutiny
Is James McMurdock a business super-star, or has he embellished his CV?
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Farage’s Reform in Line for Millions of Pounds in Taxpayer ‘Short Money’ Funding If It Picks Up Seats in Election
The party says it will ensure taxpayers’ money is never wasted
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Nearly 300 Parliamentary Lobby Groups Disappear After New Rules on Foreign Funding and Membership Come into Force
All Party Parliamentary Groups have long been seen as the ‘next big scandal’ in lobbying, which the new rules aim to tackle
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Yes, Lord David Cameron Could Come Back as Prime Minister – and he Wouldn’t Need to Run for MP
New analysis sheds light on a constitutional quirk that allows a member of the House of Lords – or someone outside Parliament altogether – to become Prime Minister
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Rishi Sunak Brushes Off Calls to Commit to an ‘Honest’ Election Campaign
The Conservative benches appeared to burst with laughter at the suggestion
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Home Office Attacked by Peers Over False Information on Zombie Knives Ban
A press release by the department containing misleading information was only corrected after House of Lords objections
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‘It’s Like GB News Regulating Ofcom’: House of Lords Slams New Government-Imposed Strategy for Elections Watchdog
Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove now sets the overarching “strategy and policy” of the previously independent Electoral Commission.
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‘Straight Out of the Republican Playbook’: Conservatives Impose New Strategy on Elections Watchdog in Crucial Election Year
The new Government-set priorities for the Electoral Commission make no mention of AI or misinformation – but plenty of mentions of almost non-existent voter fraud
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Roman Abramovich and Foreign Office in Disagreement on how to Spend Frozen Cash from Chelsea FC Sale
Neither can agree where the money should be used to help Ukraine, according to new parliamentary report
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Johnson, Truss, Sunak: The Longest Parliament with the Lowest Results
Seemingly lasting an eternity, Professor Chris Painter dissects the failures of governance of the 2019-2024 Parliament, in response to momentous events
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Labour Appears to Steer Away from Fully-Elected House of Lords Despite Cronyism Scandals
The Shadow Minister for Democracy also hits out at voter ID – but it is still unclear if Labour will scrap it
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Revealed: Westminster Staff’s Second Jobs
Andrew Kersley takes a close look at the register of interests for Members’ Secretaries and Research Assistants and finds some have surprising other roles
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Michelle Mone’s Lawyer Distances Himself from Baroness’ Claim She Lied to the Press on his Advice
A lawyer acting for the lawyer of Baroness Michelle Mone told Byline Times it would be defamatory to suggest David McKie ‘knowingly represented a false position’
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Government Accused of “Destroying” Independence of UK’s Election Watchdog as New “Priorities” Imposed on Electoral Commission
The Government is now able to steer the strategy and focus of the UK’s elections body.
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‘One of the World’s Most Cyber-Attacked Nations’: Parliamentary Report Confirms Russian Interference Attempts in UK Elections – and Slams Braverman’s Inaction to Prioritise ‘Stopping the Boats’
The former Home Secretary showed no interest in urgent threats to the UK as the National Security Strategy Committee reveals that Vladimir Putin made attempts to interfere with the last General Election
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Government Defends Hereditary Peers Even as Aristocrats Evade Vetting and Titles Go Entirely to Men
There are still 91 hereditary peers voting on our laws – and they face even less scrutiny than those appointed for life.
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Jeremy Hunt Used Autumn Statement to ‘Channel Funds to Marginal Conservative Seats’ Analysis Suggests
EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor is lavishing cash at areas under significant threat from Labour
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MPs Slam Parliament’s Slow Rebuilding Programme Progress – As Executives Receive Hundreds of Thousands in Bonuses
The Public Accounts Committee delivers a stinging rebuke to the Delivery Authority, tasked with the rebuilding scheme
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First Past the Post Voting System Barrier to Urgent Action on Climate Crisis, Major Environmental Groups Say
Climate-conscious voters are locked out by our ‘winner-takes-all’ electoral system, a new report finds
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‘A Closed Door to a Men’s Club’: Why Are There Twice as Many Men in the House of Commons as Women?
A new report finds that, leading up to the next general election, fewer than 35% of candidate selections so far are women
