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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

‘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

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Newport statue to commemorate Welsh suffragette Lady Rhondda

Sculpture of campaigner to be unveiled next year as one of five in Monumental Welsh Women project

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

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

Michelle Mone accused of trying to ‘bully’ ministers over PPE contracts

Whitehall sources reportedly say ‘rude’ peer lobbied Michael Gove and Lord Agnew to secure business for PPE Medpro

The Guardian - UK

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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)

What is Ella’s Law? Sadiq Khan apologises to family whose daughter was killed by air pollution

Ella, who lived near the South Circular Road in Lewisham, south-east London, died after an asthma attack in 2013, caused by excessive levels of air pollution

Evening Standard

‘We’re really boring right now’: Tories fret over flipside of Sunak stability

The party’s MPs are worried about how to be distinctive at the next election, a problem that is also troubling Labour

The Guardian - UK

Calls for Sunak to withdraw Tory whip from Michelle Mone in Lords

Opposition parties say retention of whip in face of PPE claims reveals PM’s ‘empty promise’ of integrity

The Guardian - UK

Humza Yousaf is right to apologise for growing crisis in the NHS

Record View says that, while an apology is welcome, it is disheartening to learn the NHS crisis will take years to fix.

Daily Record

Coleraine FC's £16m funding bid given support in House of Lords

Lord Rogan calls on Chancellor to 'take an active interest' in Bannsiders' bid to redevelop Showgrounds venue

Belfast Live

Calls grow to disestablish Church of England as Christians become minority

Role of church in parliament and schools questioned as census shows 5.5m fewer holders of faith in England and Wales

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Michelle Mone to keep Tory whip until PPE probes concluded, party confirms

MICHELLE Mone will keep the Tory whip until official probes into PPE Medpro have concluded, a party spokesperson has confirmed.

The Guardian - UK

Gender diversity in UK tech industry ‘still terrible’, says Martha Lane Fox

Lastminute.com co-founder, now a peer, says little progress has been made in recent decades

Daily Mirror

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

Wales Online

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

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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)

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…

Daily Record

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.

Evening Standard

Who is Michelle Mone? BBC airs documentary on ex Tory peer's downfall

Baroness Michelle Mone called the BBC documentary about her “misleading and one-sided”

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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.

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