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Fears of ‘horrific’ Brexit trade war escalation as Sinn Fein win fuels Northern Ireland tensions

Exclusive: Tearing up protocol could lead to further spike in prices, food industry chiefs warn No 10

The Independent UK

Charities’ fears over threats to democracy from Westminster bills

CONTROVERSIAL new legislation on elections is one of the “most flagrant steps” the Tory government has taken to “change the rules to suit…

The National (Scotland)

6 divisive laws Boris Johnson has rammed through at the last minute that could hit you

From the Police Bill on noisy protests to the Elections Bill on voters showing ID, Boris Johnson has passed all his most controversial laws in the final days before parliament is prorogued. We run through why they matter

Daily Mirror

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Government prorogues Parliament after controversial laws pass

House of Commons shut down for two weeks

Wales Online

Borders Bill has passed through UK Parliament - here's what happens now

THE much criticised Nationality and Borders Bill is set to become law after being passed through UK Parliament on Wednesday night.

The National (Scotland)

MPs and lords mark end of parliamentary session after controversial laws passed

Around 40 MPs, led by Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, filed out of the Commons.

The Independent UK

Simon Woolley's journey from a council estate to Cambridge University and House of Lords

Simon Woolley is the first black man working as master of Homerton college, Cambridge. He wants to use his role to encourage more black and working class kids to go to university

Daily Mirror

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Boris Johnson ‘uncomfortable’ that Mail on Sunday editor was summoned by Speaker over Rayner article – as it happened

No 10 says the PM feels reporters must be free to report what they are told, after widely-condemned Angela Rayner article

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson's care costs 'catastrophe' for the poor becomes law as Lords back down

Poorer and northern pensioners in England will be forced to pay more than Boris Johnson's original plan - after he U-turned and hammered them with extra costs

Daily Mirror

Priti Patel's 'police state' law against noisy protests passes after bitter year-long fight

The Police, Crime, Courts and Sentencing Bill has passed its final hurdle after a bitter tussle in the House of Lords - where it was branded a 'slippery slope of the erosion of fundamental human rights'

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson hit by flurry of Lords defeats on controversial immigration reforms

The Government is trying to ram contentious immigration and asylum reforms through Parliament before the end of the session

Daily Mirror

Tory peer withdraws name from key amendment to borders bill

Sources say Philippa Stroud had been put under pressure and told she may lose the Conservative whip

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson braces for last-minute fights with Lords 36 hours before local elections

The Prime Minister is hoping to ask the Queen to prorogue Parliament this Thursday as he battles to salvage his premiership from Partygate. But six controversial laws were still snarled up today - and the battles could drag into next week

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer denies Partygate has distracted Labour from cost of living crisis – as it happened

Labour’s leader says his party has a ‘laser-like focus on the cost of living’

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The Guardian - UK

Election schedules could favour compromise on government’s most controversial bills

Lords signalled they are prepared to send bills back to Commons even at 11th hour before local elections

The Independent UK

Peers defeat government over ‘repugnant’ threat to election watchdog’s independence

Lords votes against plan to give ministers powers to set Electoral Commission’s priorities

The Guardian - UK

Priti Patel’s refugee pushback policy withdrawn days before legal review

Government lawyers confirm Home Office plan to force small boats back to France has been abandoned

The Guardian - UK

Lords rally to protect independence of UK’s Electoral Commission

Boris Johnson’s government faces new defeat over what critics say is democratic meddling

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The Independent UK

MPs and peers to clash over refugees, protests and voting curbs in crucial few days at parliament

Nail-biting deadline of Thursday to pass raft of controversial bills attacked as authoritarian and ‘anti-democratic’

The Guardian - UK

Lords watchdog investigates Earl of Shrewsbury over financial rules

Earl follows fellow Tory peer Lady Mone in being investigated under rules against peers profiting from membership of house

The Independent UK

Tory MPs raise concerns over Rwanda asylum seeker plan as flagship Bill debated

The Nationality and Borders Bill would allow the Government to send asylum seekers and migrants to the African country.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson 'did not pressure' Lords appointment chiefs over Lebedev peerage

Lord Bew, who chairs the House of Lords Appointments Committee (HOLAC), said while security services provided information on Lord Lebedev, they did issue a "warning" against appointing him to the upper chamber

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson plunges into Partygate D-Day and chaotic 3 weeks - what to expect

Boris Johnson isn't just facing a hellish statement to Parliament today - it's also a dizzying countdown to the local elections and Queen's Speech. We take you through what's next for the government forever in crisis

Daily Record

Boris Johnson's 50 biggest scandals, feuds and policies in first 1,000 days as Prime Minister

When Johnson came into office on 24 July 2019, he promised to "restore trust" in democracy and "unify" Britain by "working flat out" to lead the country.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's first 1,000 days - his 50 biggest scandals, rows and U-turns as PM

From proroguing Parliament to prurient probes to Partygate, we have rounded up all the biggest scandals and controversies to dog Britain's only criminal Prime Minister as he marks 1,000 days in Downing Street

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