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Westminster Hall's floors damaged by 250,000 mourners seeing Queen lying-in-state

Huge crowds queued to see the Queen lying-in-state in Westminster Hall with 250,000 mourners paying their respects inside the ancient building and damage has now reportedly been found to the floor

Daily Mirror

Thousands sign petition to expel Michelle Mone from House of Lords

The life peer reportedly received £29 million from a PPE firm that won a major government contract

Wales Online

Thousands sign petition calling for Michelle Mone to be expelled from House of Lords

TENS of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for Michelle Mone to be expelled from the House of Lords.

The National (Scotland)

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The good, the bad and the downright ugly of the House of Lords

WHAT do these people have in common? Ruth Smeeth, Sonny Leong, Fiona Twycross, David Prentis, Frances O’Grady, Tom Watson, Sharon Taylor, and…

The National (Scotland)

Prince Harry and Andrew were 'embarrassed' to be stripped of royal roles

King Charles took the public's view into consideration when making decisions about the pair's royal futures.

Daily Record

Who is Michelle Mone? Ex Tory peer hits out at Rishi Sunak after interview admission

Baroness Michelle Mone has attacked the prime minister in tweet

Evening Standard

Sunak criticised for reappointing Jacob Rees-Mogg’s business partner

PM decried for making Tory peer Dominic Johnson a trade minister having only recently sacked him

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Private club Quo Vadis threw party on the night of the Queen’s death

The club went ahead with a book launch for head chef Jeremy Lee

Evening Standard

Former Stormont first minister takes seat in House of Lords

Dame Arlene Foster, who left Stormont politics last year after resigning as leader of the DUP, takes the title Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee.

The Independent UK

Revealed: Tory peer Michelle Mone secretly received £29m from ‘VIP lane’ PPE firm

Documents suggest husband passed on money from PPE Medpro, which secured £200m contracts after Mone lobbied ministers

The Guardian - UK

Victims demonstrate in Belfast as Lords debate controversial legacy bill

The bill has been almost universally opposed by political parties and victims groups.

The Independent UK

David Cameron becomes a peer: How does the House of Lords work and what do its critics say about it?

The ex-prime minister is by no means the first peer to be in the Cabinet but the practice is unusual

Evening Standard

Charles III hosts first state visit as king, aiming to bolster South Africa ties

King Charles III hosts South African President Cyril Ramaphosa from Tuesday for his first state visit since ascending the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The three-day trip will be aimed at "celebrating cooperation" between South Africa and its former colonial power.

France 24

Charles wants to change which royals can represent him if sick - not Harry or Andrew

It is the latest shake-up in King Charles III's reign as he makes changes to who will stand in as Counsellors of State

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The Independent UK

Letting Anne and Edward to deputise for King adds ‘strength and depth to bench’

Only ‘working members’ of the royal family will be called upon to act as Counsellors of State, the House of Lords is told

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson loyalist Nadine Dorries ‘could be blocked from peerage’ by Rishi Sunak

Ex-PM Boris Johnson used his resignation honours list to nominate four Tory MPs for gongs - but wants them to hold off on going to the Lords until after the next election

The National (Scotland)

UK Government 'considering blocking Nadine Dorries and Alister Jack's peerages'

RISHI Sunak is considering a move to block Boris Johnson’s attempt to hand seats in the Lords to close allies such as Nadine Dorries and Alister…

The Guardian - UK

Lobbyist and ex-Liz Truss aide Mark Fullbrook has parliamentary pass

Exclusive: Pass would give access to MPs and peers and was sponsored by wife, who is a life peer

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The National launches its Black Friday subscription special offer

ARE you a baroness who swans into the House of Lords a few dozen times a year yet collects masses of cash for it?

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer would abolish House of Lords if made prime minister

THE Labour party have confirmed plans that they would abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a “new, reformed upper chamber”.

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 Independent UK

Keir Starmer pledges to ‘abolish the House of Lords’ as prime minister

Labour leader wants people to have the power to elect peers to the upper chamber

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer plans to abolish House of Lords

The Labour leader wants to radically reform constitutional politics with a new elected chamber.

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’

The Independent UK

Plans to reform House of Lords appointments pass first hurdle

Membership of the House of Lords now far exceeds that of the Commons, says Lord Norton.

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