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MPs to question chair of appointments panel over Evgeny Lebedev peerage

Committee summons Paul Bew to give evidence on No 10’s role in Standard owner’s elevation to Lords

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022

Petition to stop privatisation of Channel 4 tops 350,000 signatures

Government wants to privatise the channel which has been publicly owned since 1982

Wales Online · Apr 8, 2022

Lord Simon Woolley tells House of Lords: ‘I’ve been strip searched. Ask Child Q if it’s funny’

The case of Child Q – a 15-year-old black schoolgirl who was strip searched by police while on her period after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis – has drawn outrage from the public and politicians.

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

Lib Dems put sewage at heart of campaign as party eyes ‘blue wall’ seats

The party hopes to win over Tory voters at the local election disgusted with inaction over sewage dumping in rivers

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2022

Priti Patel’s plan to criminalise English Channel refugees at risk after peers reject law for second time

Former lord chief justice among peers saying proposals breach international law

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Priti Patel’s immigration bill suffers multiple defeats in Lords

Peers find fault with many aspects of nationality and borders bill, in particular proposal to divide refugees into classes

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2022

Political donations from non-doms should be curtailed

Letter: The House of Lords has a duty to preserve our democracy as it scrutinises the government’s elections bill, says Chris Rennard

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2022

Former politician accidentally declared dead during House of Lords speech

Despite taking place before noon on April Fool's Day, it is thought to have been a genuine error rather than a prank

Wales Online · Apr 1, 2022

Double-glazed windows could affect whether protests are stopped for being too noisy, Home Office says

Document addressing ‘common misconceptions’ about controversial bill gives examples of how it may work

The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022

The House of Lords is asking if fraudsters get the punishment they deserve, here's my answer

No prison and a £1 compensation order for 'carer' who helped steal £12,000 from a vulnerable couple shows contempt for victims of fraud

Daily Mirror · Mar 31, 2022