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Speaker Lindsay Hoyle condemns Labour plan to replace Lords

‘Do not have a second elected house – we don’t need the competition,’ says Commons Speaker

The Independent UK

Commons speaker disagrees with Labour plan to replace Lords

Normally neutral Lindsay Hoyle could trigger row with Keir Starmer over one of party’s flagship policies

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 Guardian - UK

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Exodus of more than half a million from workforce ‘puts UK economy at risk’

Loss of employees since Covid raises fears of weaker growth and higher inflation, says Lords report

The Guardian - UK

'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 National (Scotland)

UK Government to sue Michelle Mone-linked firm over covid PPE deal

The Government has issued civil legal proceedings against PPE Medpro, a firm at the centre of a row over the supply of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic.

Daily Record

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 Guardian - UK

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Government to sue Michelle Mone-linked firm for £122million over Covid PPE deal

The Department for Health and Social Care has issued legal proceedings against PPE Medpro, which has been at the centre of a row after Tory peer Baroness Mone took a leave of absence from the Lords

Daily Mirror

ENO needs London home, opera star says amid rumours of a rethink on funding cut

Sir John Tomlinson wades into row over cut to English National Opera’s grant as signs indicate Arts Council may review decision

The Guardian - 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

The Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

Two peers should be suspended over lobbying claims, sleaze watchdog says

Two peers have been recommended to be suspended from the House of Lords over lobbying claims.

The National (Scotland)

Lord to be suspended for 9 months for promoting Covid firm that paid him £57k

Tory Charles Henry John Benedict Crofton Chetwynd Chetwynd-Talbot, who only sits in the Lords because of a 580-year-old deal with the King, ‘sought to profit’ from his membership - as did a Labour peer who faces a six-month suspension

Daily Mirror

Toxic air: MPs start battle to persuade Government to adopt ‘Ella’s Law’

MPs have launched a Commons campaign to persuade the Government to back “Ella’s Law” to tackle toxic air in London and other parts of Britain.

Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror

Downing Street rejects council leaders' plea to delay forcing voters to show ID

It comes as the Liberal Democrats attempt to block plans to introduce photo ID at elections from 2023 using a rare "fatal motion" in the House of Lords on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

RCN accuse government of ‘belligerence’ as talks to avert strike action fail; Wales strikes to go ahead – as it happened

Royal College of Nursing says Steve Barclay refused to discuss pay at meeting on Monday; Welsh nurses to strike after last-minute talks fail

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s reform of the ermine-trimmed Lords won’t stop fur flying on the left

What Labour needs most is proportional representation. At least then it would be able to express its differences

The Guardian - UK

Abolition of the Lords, that house of cronies, toadies and donors, can’t come too soon

Sir Keir Starmer should ignore those who say constitutional change is too difficult. Radical reinvigoration of our democracy must be a Labour priority

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The Guardian - UK

Power to the people is a lovely idea, Gordon Brown, but you forgot about women

Labour’s vision of a new Britain ignores the issue of structural sex discrimination

The Guardian - UK

Lord Young, former Conservative minister and businessman, dies aged 90

Minister exalted by Margaret Thatcher also advised David Cameron and ran businesses including Cable & Wireless

Evening Standard

‘Control has become cruelty’ in UK asylum policy, says Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has offered a stinging rebuke of the Government’s policy on migrants and asylum seekers

The Independent UK

‘Control has become cruelty’ in UK asylum policy, says Archbishop

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has offered a stinging rebuke of the Government’s policy on migrants and asylum seekers.

Wales Online

Matt Hancock could join House of Lords after being ruled "not fit" to be MP

Hancock said he was "excited to explore" a "whole new world of possibilities" in his announcement that he step down as a Member of Parliament at the next general election

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock could make comeback in Lords after being shunned by constituents

Disgraced former health secretary Matt Hancock has refused to rule out becoming a peer after announcing he will step down as an MP at the next election following his I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! stint

The National (Scotland)

Labour MSP can't say what in Gordon Brown's reform plans will convince Scots

A SCOTTISH Labour MSP was unable to say what in Gordon Brown's report about reforming the UK could persuade people against supporting Scottish…

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