SubscriptionsCategory: House of Lords
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British Lords Under Fire for Serving on Hong Kong Court Which Sentences Democracy Activists, While Swearing Allegiance to China-Controlled Region
EXCLUSIVE: Peers earn tens of thousands of pounds from roles as Beijing tightens its grip, imprisoning journalists and human rights campaigners
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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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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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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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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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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
