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Current House of Lords set-up ‘indefensible’, Gordon Brown insists

The former prime minister spoke out as Labour prepares to publish a report looking at how to reform the UK.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer set to unveil plans to scrap unelected and 'indefensible' House of Lords

Speaking alongside the former PM Gordon Brown on Monday, the Labour leader will vow to deliver 'the biggest ever transfer of power from Westminster to the British people' as he publishes the Commission on the UK's Future

Daily Mirror

Labour must abolish ‘indefensible’ House of Lords, says Gordon Brown

The party to unveil its blueprint for reform as Sir Keir Starmer hints scrapping the upper chamber may have to wait for a second term for Labour.

The Independent UK

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Labour’s proposed reforms to UK ‘answer people’s desire for change’, says Brown

The former prime minister has produced a report for his party looking at changes that can be made to how the UK operates.

The Independent UK

‘Indefensible’ House of Lords will be replaced with elected chamber, Keir Starmer to pledge

‘We aim to deliver it in the first term,’ party says – scotching suggestions of delay

The Independent UK

Labour unveils plan to overhaul constitution and replace the Lords

Gordon Brown’s Commission on the UK’s Future also aims to curb influence of wealth and foreign money

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer argues Lords should remain unelected to ensure ‘scrutiny’ of laws

Lord Norton urged caution over what he described as ‘Big Bang reform’ to the upper chamber.

The Independent UK

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Keir Starmer warned by Labour peers not to waste political capital on Lords reform

Policy could distract party from pushing through other urgent measures, leader is told

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer set to backtrack over House of Lords abolition pledge, reports say

LABOUR'S plans to abolish the House of Lords are set to be compromised after a row between Gordon Brown and Keir Starmer’s advisers, it has…

The National (Scotland)

Hawaii volcano's lava oozes toward key Big Island highway

Experts say humans can do nothing to prevent the lava flowing from the world’s largest volcano from swallowing the main highway linking the east and west coasts of Hawaii's Big Island

The Independent UK

Millions of households will be spending nearly third of income on fuel by spring

Findings come amid mounting evidence that the poorest people in the UK are paying a ‘poverty premium’ for basic services

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on fuel poverty measures freezing out poorest Britons

New analysis reveals the least affluent need urgent government support this winter

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Brown says China must pay into climate fund for poor countries

Former prime minister says US and Europe will pay biggest share of loss and damage fund, but China must too

The Guardian - UK

Rich nations have promised to pay for the climate crisis – but will they?

For too long pledges have gone unmet, so at Cop28 new solutions need to be explored, says Gordon Brown, WHO ambassador for global health financing

The Guardian - UK

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The Conversation

Labour sounds like the Tories on immigration – but its policy goes back to its trade union roots

Keir Starmer has given a glimpse of what immigration policy could look like under a Labour government. Speaking to the Confederation for British Industry, the party leader’s key message was about reducing the UK’s dependency on migrant labour.

Manchester Evening News

Labour to promise North 'more control over its future' at Manchester conference

University Academy 92 hosting political and business leaders from across Northern England

The Guardian - UK

This sullen silence among Tory MPs speaks volumes. They are reconciled to defeat

Most MPs accept that Rishi Sunak has done what he can, but the party has no mission and they need to find new work

The Guardian - UK

Did Jeremy Hunt’s budget rescue the Tories – or is the game up?

In the shadow of the Truss debacle and with hard times ahead, the chancellor faced a ‘politically impossible’ job, according to a former Tory minister. But the party’s morale is at rock bottom

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Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer vows to abolish House of Lords to 'restore public trust in politics'

Under Keir Starmer's plans, the Lords replacement would be "truly representative" of the UK's nations and regions

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer: I will abolish House of Lords to ‘restore trust in politics’

Exclusive: Labour leader plans a new elected chamber after accusing successive Tory governments of handing peerages to ‘lackeys and donors’

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer taking advice from Blair and Brown as Labour gears up for government

Labour was last night polling at 50%, 22 points ahead of the Tories after Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak’s gloomy Autumn Statement

The Independent UK

Next Labour leader ‘ideally’ a woman, says Starmer

The Labour leader spoke of his hope that after he steps down his party could for the first time choose a female leader.

The Guardian - UK

A stark lesson for Keir Starmer from the budget: the Tories won’t just lose, you have to beat them

Labour’s path to victory was clear when Truss was in office. A politically cunning autumn statement has made it harder, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Independent UK

What are stealth taxes?

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers Autumn Statement to Parliament laying out package of tax rises worth £24bn and spending cuts of £30bn to plug massive public funding black hole

The Guardian - UK

Gordon Brown changes his tune on nationalism

Brief letters: Brown’s British jobs | Nurses’ pay | Cheap food for MPs | Market forces

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