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So long, hereditary peers – but the Lords is still full of absurd anachronisms

Two-thirds of voters want an elected second chamber. The government needs a radical legacy: it should use its rare majority for this, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Britain's 700-Year Tradition Ends as Hereditary Lords Are Ejected from Parliament

Britain's 700-year-old tradition of hereditary peers in Parliament ends as lawmakers vote to remove aristocrats, marking a historic shift towards a more modern system.

International Business Times UK

MPs’ vote against a social media ban didn’t kill the idea – it may have made it easier later

At first glance, the House of Commons vote on March 9 seemed to send a clear political message. MPs have decided against an amendment from the House of Lords to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would have introduced an outright ban on social media use for under-16s.

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Stablecoin petition hits 85,000 signatures as peers investigate UK strategy

House of Lords told excessive regulation means the UK risks falling far behind the US and EU

Evening Standard

Hereditary peers to be removed from House of Lords in historic change

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The Independent UK

Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords

Upper chamber accepts final draft of bill, which offers life peerages to some of those who would otherwise be removed

The Guardian - UK

UK ends centuries-old hereditary seats from House of Lords

Lord True, the Conservatives’ shadow Lords leader, described the Bill as a ‘bitter pill’ for many

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Hereditary peers to leave red benches before next King’s Speech

The Lords on Tuesday accepted a final draft of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, clearing the way for it to be added to the statute book.

Evening Standard

Bereaved parents urge MPs to vote for social media ban for under-16s

MPs will debate the Lords-backed ban for the first time on Monday

The Independent UK

Bereaved parents urge MPs to support social media ban for under-16s

MPs are set to debate the Lords-backed ban on Monday, which the government has suggested replacing with a wide-ranging, flexible power

The Independent UK

Tory peer to leave Lords after investigation finds he breached standards over Covid PPE deals

Lord Chadlington introduced government to company in which he had financial interest in 2020

The Guardian - UK

Apprentice star Baroness Brady calls for faster action to close gender pay gap

The difference between what men and women are paid last year stood at 6.9%.

Evening Standard

Dame Prue Leith tells of ‘deep outrage’ at Lords delay to assisted dying Bill

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is making its way through the Lords but will fail if it is not agreed by May.

Evening Standard

Government slammed as proposed social media ban for under-16s set to be axed

The government has been accused of being ‘firmly on the fence on how best to protect children’ as they plan to make an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

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Starmer’s judgement under fresh scrutiny as another Labour peer he appointed is suspended

The newly ennobled Lord Joe Docherty of Milngavie, who was nominated to join the House of Lords by the prime minister, was stripped of the party whip on Saturday, pending an investigation into alleged inappropriate behaviour

The Independent UK

New Labour peer suspended over alleged inappropriate behaviour

He was administratively suspended from the Labour Party pending an investigation

Evening Standard

Lords to be seen as ‘irrelevant’ if no progress on assisted dying law – Falconer

The Labour former minister said peers have spent more than 80 hours scrutinising the contentious legislation since it was passed by MPs in June.

The Independent UK

Esther Rantzen accuses peers of ‘sabotage’ as assisted dying bill looks set to fail

Campaigner and TV star hits out at Lords who have tabled more than 1,000 amendments to the proposals

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The Guardian - UK

Why have efforts to bring in assisted dying law been thwarted?

How has legislation backed by MPs failed to clear the House of Lords? And what will happen now?

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill not at ‘end of the road’, peer says as time runs short

Charlie Falconer criticises small number of peers blocking bill and says he is sure it will return in next session

The Guardian - UK

Met apologises to Commons speaker for sharing tipoff with Mandelson’s lawyers

Exclusive: Police meet Lindsay Hoyle to explain error after Hoyle shared tip that Mandelson planned to flee UK

The Guardian - UK

Senedd votes in favour of implementing Westminster’s assisted dying bill

Should legislation pass House of Lords, the matter will require another vote after May’s Welsh elections

The Independent UK

Was this the week Starmer’s Chagos deal finally died?

NEWS ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer’s Chagos deal has been left on the brink after Donald Trump announced he opposed it, but political editor David Maddox looks at how the controversial deal with Mauritius has become symbolic of a beleaguered premiership

The Guardian - UK

We conduct affairs of state in a building that’s riddled with asbestos and mice. Can’t Britain do any better?

Parliament is steeped in history, but too many parts of the estate are dangerous and squalid. The promised upgrade can’t come a minute too soon, says Labour MP Rupa Huq

The Guardian - UK

Donor suspended from Tories pays £50,000 for dinner with Kemi Badenoch

Exclusive: Rami Ranger, who was suspended for a year in 2023, makes successful bid at party fundraising event

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