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Public Order Bill: Bid to clamp down on protesters heavily defeated in House of Lords

Peers rejected plans to let police exercise stop and search powers without suspicion

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2023

Lords drank £10,500 of champagne and prosecco in three months as UK economy tanked

EXCLUSIVE: Lords and their guests guzzled more than 300 bottles of fizz in Westminster between September and January.

Daily Record · Feb 8, 2023

Ex-Northern Ireland secretary urges sanctions for parties refusing to power share

Lord Hain says any party which refuses to form a power sharing executive should have its funding withheld

Belfast Live · Feb 7, 2023

Tory peer withdraws ‘racially charged’ comments

Exclusive: Rami Ranger criticised over comments about Pakistani journalists

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

XR protesters disrupt House of Lords as Government suffers defeat over Public Order Bill

There was drama in the upper chamber when eco-activists disturbed proceedings to demonstrate against the Public Order Bill

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023

Jacob Rees-Mogg warns of potential legal challenges as Strikes Bill clears the Commons

The North East Somerset MP backs the Bill, but criticises clause 3, which is aimed at giving the Business Secretary powers to define minimum service levels

Daily Mirror · Jan 31, 2023

Peers deliver several blows to government’s anti-protest bill

House of Lords votes against flagship public order bill on day when Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupted proceedings in chamber

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023

Government suffers defeats in Lords over controversial protest crackdown

There was drama in the upper chamber when eco-activists disturbed proceedings to demonstrate against the Public Order Bill.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Protesters removed from House of Lords as peers debate controversial laws

The group of around 12 were escorted out of the public gallery by doorkeepers and security staff.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Peers urge Government to ‘change course’ on Online Safety Bill

The House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee has raised concerns over Ofcom’s independence under the proposed Bill.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023