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Former Trade Union Congress boss joins Labour benches in House of Lords

FORMER Trades Union Congress boss Frances O’Grady has taken her seat on the red benches in the House of Lords.

The National (Scotland)

Mother’s plea: ‘Back Ella’s law to help save lives from toxic air’

MPs and ministers urged to make protection from pollution a human right

Evening Standard

Plans for 'Great South West' to become UK’s green powerhouse launched at House of Lords

Business leaders gathered at a special event in Westminster to hear how the £1.5m plans could help create tens of thousands of jobs and drive major investment into Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, Devon, Somerset and Dorset

Birmingham Post

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‘Independent Scotland would donate peers to UK as parting gift,’ SNP MP jokes

Perth and North Perthshire MP Pete Wishart made the irreverent suggestion as MPs debated reform of Westminster’s upper house.

The Independent UK

Brexiteer and former Tory chancellor retires from House of Lords

TORY former chancellor Nigel Lawson has retired from the House of Lords, ending a parliamentary career after nearly five decades.

The National (Scotland)

Tory ex-chancellor Nigel Lawson retires from Parliament after nearly 50 years

He represented the former Leicestershire constituency of Blaby in the Commons from 1974 until he joined the House of Lords in 1992.

The Independent UK

'Today is not like the 1980s, Rishi Sunak's bid to break the unions is wrong and will fail': Shipton

Rishi Sunak’s bid to introduce new anti-union laws is doomed to failure, argues Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

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Anger as Tories make hereditary peer a minister overseeing benefits at DWP

RISHI Sunak’s Tories have been accused of showing “contempt for democracy” after they made a hereditary peer a minister in the Department…

The National (Scotland)

Key questions about the House of Lords

Letters: Conservative peer Timothy Kirkhope on what the upper house does well and how to ensure appointments to it are done on the right basis

The Guardian - UK

Michelle Mone's husband gifted Tories 'at least £171k' as Covid PPE row rumbles on

Mone and husband Doug Barrowman allegedly benefited from multimillion-pound Covid PPE deal and three cash sums of £50,000 each and auction prizes were given to Tories by company linked to him

Daily Mirror

Scots ‘should be affronted’ by UK loophole which lets Lords be MSPs

BORIS Johnson sparked a mini constitutional crisis when he sought to use his resignation honours list to award peerages to sitting MPs such as…

The National (Scotland)

Archbishop of Canterbury stands by criticism of Government migrant policy

Justin Welby used a speech in the House of Lords to condemn the Government’s Rwanda plan.

The Independent UK

'12 Reasons to be Cheerful this Christmas - from rescue hens to scrapping House of Lords'

Paul Routledge is in fine voice, spreading some festive joy to readers with his 'Twelve Reasons to be Cheerful that My True Love Brings to Me...'

Daily Mirror

Big Issue founder pleads 'save family from homeless fate I suffered as child'

The anti-poverty campaigner's family were turfed out of their home at Christmas in the 1950s - now, seven decades on, history looks set to repeat itself

Daily Mirror

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The Conversation

From Queen Elizabeth to Sanna Marin, young women in politics have always faced prejudice

Two prime ministers meeting to discuss relations between their countries is standard practice in international politics. But New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern and Finland’s Sanna Marin had to defend a recent summit after a reporter asked whether they met because they are both young, female leaders.

The National (Scotland)

House of Lords spends thousands in taxpayer cash 'playing medieval dress up'

THE House of Lords spent thousands of pounds on upkeep of peers’ robes and other formal attire in the past 12 months.

The Independent UK

Parliamentary schedule for Wednesday December 21

The Independent UK

Ministers warned not to delay release of papers in PPE Medpro row

MPs have been told the release of documents on coronavirus contracts awarded to PPE Medpro might have to wait for criminal investigations to end.

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The Guardian - UK

Lords inquiry launched into Tory peer accused of bullying female journalist

Rami Ranger alleged to have mounted campaign of harassment against reporter who investigated his links to an Indian guru

The Independent UK

Prue Leith recalls lobster disaster while cooking for Princess Margaret

‘I’d never seen a lobster in my life’, she revealed

The National (Scotland)

'An insult': Anger as hereditary peer breaks rules to make £57k from Lords seat

IT would be an “insult” for the hereditary peer who was found to have breached the Lords’ code of conduct to only receive a brief suspension,…

The Guardian - UK

Evgeny Lebedev’s 1% attendance makes him among least active in House of Lords

Evening Standard owner among a series of peers who appear to play a minimal role without a formal leave of absence from Lords

The Independent UK

House of Lords watchdog calls for suspension of peer who ‘lobbied Matt Hancock’ for Covid sanitiser firm

Ex-whip reportedly approached ministers as he would ‘potential customers’ with ‘substantial stakes in reopening’ premises after lockdown

Daily Record

Michelle Mone's billionaire husband Doug Barrowman could face jail if found guilty of Spanish fraud charge

Prosecutors in Spain confirmed they were seeking custodial sentences for Doug Barrowman ahead of his trial.

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog orders suspension of two peers over ‘cash for parliamentary advice’

Earl of Shrewsbury and Mary Goudie took thousands of pounds to help and promote firms, reports find

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