HISTORICAL FACTS: 40 | History Defined

Labour accused of blocking plans to boost housebuilding

Minister Michael Gove said the Opposition party is ‘seeking to end the dream of homeownership for thousands of families by playing politics’.

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023

Culture Secretary to be questioned by Lords about lawsuits against journalists

Lucy Frazer will be quizzed on action being taken to protect journalists and others from lawfare to silence critics.

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Social media platforms to face £18m fines for publishing animal cruelty content

In a change to the online safety bill, tech firms will have to proactively prevent material that facilitates animal torture from being posted

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

UK’s controversial Northern Ireland ‘legacy’ Bill: All you need to know

The bill, which aims to reconcile the Troubles era legacy issues, would offer a conditional amnesty to accused killers.

Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2023

Full list of names in the Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet

The cabinet has gone through a lot of changes in the past year

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2023

From Mitch McConnell to Joe Biden: are US politicians older than in the UK?

Are US politicians so much older? Should there be an upper-age limit in the UK?

Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2023

Labour peer Alan Haworth dies on Iceland holiday with wife

He was a secretary of the parliamentary Labour Party from 1992 to 2004, then a member of the House of Lords.

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

Who is on Liz Truss’s resignation honours list and how does the system work?

The former prime minister was in office for just few weeks

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2023

The Guardian view on Liz Truss’s resignation honours: this list of shame

Editorial: The former prime minister should not be allowed to recommend new peers or give gongs to those involved in her catastrophic time in No 10

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

Tories and Labour stuffing Lords with political donors, research finds

THE Tories and Labour have been “stuffing” the unelected House of Lords with donors, new analysis has revealed.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2023