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Force food firms to disclose products’ health ratings, industry boss urges

Exclusive: Stéfan Descheemaeker of Nomad Foods says mandatory rules could help kickstart ‘nutrition arms race’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2024

Austerity hurts more than a smack

Letters: when services that support vulnerable families are cut to the bone, it’s no wonder society breaks down

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2024

‘Dire consequences’ follow if European leaders lose nerve over Ukraine – peer

Former UK defence chief Lord Stirrup issued the warning during a House of Lords debate on Ukraine.

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

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Theresa May attempts Scottish accent in House of Lords first speech

Theresa May tried her hand at a Scottish accent as she mimicked a Tory colleague during jovial remarks in her House of Lords debut.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

Clip shows Theresa May attempt Scottish accent in first Lords speech

THERESA May tried her hand at a Scottish accent as she mimicked a Tory colleague during her House of Lords maiden speech ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 24, 2024

Theresa May attempts Scottish accent in House of Lords maiden speech

There was laughter as the Tory peer impersonated her ‘mentor’ Baroness Goldie in recounting a funny story.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2024

Labour donor Waheed Alli found to have breached rules on register of interests

Findings by House of Lords standards commissioner do not relate to party donations but to way he registered business interests

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024

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Lord Alli found to have committed four breaches in registering interests

A House of Lords commissioner for standards investigation recommended that the Labour peer write a letter of apology for the breaches

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024

Lord Alli found to have committed four minor breaches in registering interests

A House of Lords commissioner for standards investigation recommended that the Labour peer write a letter of apology for the breaches.

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024

'Turned down a peerage twice': JK Rowling rejects Kemi Badenoch's Lords offer

JK Rowling has revealed that she turned down two offers of a peerage following Kemi Badenoch publicly saying she would appoint the author to the…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 21, 2024

Labour must keep its promise to consult on the future of the House of Lords

Letters: A group of signatories including Amna Ahmed and Tom Brake call on the government to announce a timeline for public consultation. Plus a letter from Chris Rennard

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

'Sheer hypocrisy': Labour plan to hand out 'up to 200' seats in House of Lords

KEIR Starmer’s government is planning to create as many as 200 new Labour peers despite previous pledges to abolish the chamber ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 20, 2024

The assisted dying debate is about so much more than kindness v conservatism

George Carey is wrong to reduce the bill to a simple question of right or wrong

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

End of life care in England and Wales can’t cope with demand, say doctors opposed to assisted dying

Forecast indicates about 130,000 more people will need palliative care by 2048

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2024

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The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2024

Former top judge demands help for prisoners ‘left to rot’ under ‘morally wrong’ indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: John Thomas, who was once Britain’s most senior judge, has said IPP jail terms are ‘inherently unfair’ as he backs The Independent’s call for a review

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

Former archbishop of Canterbury urges C of E bishops in Lords to back assisted dying bill

Exclusive: George Carey’s position in stark contrast to that of current head of C of E and that of Islam and the Catholic church

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2024

Assisted dying bill enters parliament – how likely is it to become law?

Labour backbench MP Kim Leadbeater has introduced a bill in the House of Commons that aims to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2024

New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill

A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain is set to be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly a decade that lawmakers will debate allowing doctors to help end people’s lives after previous court challenges to change the law failed

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024

What is the background to the MPs’ vote on assisted dying?

The bill is expected to have strict eligibility criteria and is seen as more likely to succeed than an attempt in 2015

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024

Assisted dying: What is the current law and will it change?

Assisted suicide is banned in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a maximum prison sentence of 14 years

The National (Scotland) · Oct 15, 2024

Labour's watered-down Lords reform plans clear first hurdle

LABOUR’S watered-down plans to reform the House of Lords have passed their first parliamentary hurdle.

UK Parliament Votes To Remove Hereditary Peers From House Of Lords

British lawmakers are set to vote on a bill to remove hereditary aristocrats from the House of Lords, a move seen as modernizing Parliament and ending an o...

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024

Bishops’ automatic seats in House of Lords must be abolished, MPs tell Starmer

The second reading of the House of Lords Bill takes place on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024

Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain's Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up

British lawmakers are voting on a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords after more than 700 years

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024

Starmer’s House of Lords reform only scratches the surface of its problems

As the prime minister said himself in 2020, what it really requires is proper representation from the regions and nations. Where’s that conviction now?, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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