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Big Issue founder pleads 'save family from homeless fate I suffered as child'

The anti-poverty campaigner's family were turfed out of their home at Christmas in the 1950s - now, seven decades on, history looks set to repeat itself

Daily Mirror

From Queen Elizabeth to Sanna Marin, young women in politics have always faced prejudice

Two prime ministers meeting to discuss relations between their countries is standard practice in international politics. But New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern and Finland’s Sanna Marin had to defend a recent summit after a reporter asked whether they met because they are both young, female leaders.

The Conversation

House of Lords spends thousands in taxpayer cash 'playing medieval dress up'

THE House of Lords spent thousands of pounds on upkeep of peers’ robes and other formal attire in the past 12 months.

The National (Scotland)

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The Independent UK

Ministers warned not to delay release of papers in PPE Medpro row

MPs have been told the release of documents on coronavirus contracts awarded to PPE Medpro might have to wait for criminal investigations to end.

The Independent UK

Lords inquiry launched into Tory peer accused of bullying female journalist

Rami Ranger alleged to have mounted campaign of harassment against reporter who investigated his links to an Indian guru

The Guardian - UK

Prue Leith recalls lobster disaster while cooking for Princess Margaret

‘I’d never seen a lobster in my life’, she revealed

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'An insult': Anger as hereditary peer breaks rules to make £57k from Lords seat

IT would be an “insult” for the hereditary peer who was found to have breached the Lords’ code of conduct to only receive a brief suspension,…

The National (Scotland)

Evgeny Lebedev’s 1% attendance makes him among least active in House of Lords

Evening Standard owner among a series of peers who appear to play a minimal role without a formal leave of absence from Lords

The Guardian - UK

House of Lords watchdog calls for suspension of peer who ‘lobbied Matt Hancock’ for Covid sanitiser firm

Ex-whip reportedly approached ministers as he would ‘potential customers’ with ‘substantial stakes in reopening’ premises after lockdown

The Independent UK

Michelle Mone's billionaire husband Doug Barrowman could face jail if found guilty of Spanish fraud charge

Prosecutors in Spain confirmed they were seeking custodial sentences for Doug Barrowman ahead of his trial.

Daily Record

Watchdog orders suspension of two peers over ‘cash for parliamentary advice’

Earl of Shrewsbury and Mary Goudie took thousands of pounds to help and promote firms, reports find

The Guardian - UK

Two peers recommended to be suspended over lobbying claims

The Earl of Shrewsbury faces a nine-month suspension while Labour’s Baroness Goudie faces six months.

Evening Standard

Two peers should be suspended over lobbying claims, sleaze watchdog says

Two peers have been recommended to be suspended from the House of Lords over lobbying claims.

The National (Scotland)

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Former BBC director-general backs ‘reformed licence fee’ to fund corporation

A House of Lords report examining all possible funding models found that full commercialisation is not a viable option.

Evening Standard

Tax-free shopping is a simple gift for growth

Not only is British spending moving to the EU, but global brands are also revising their capital investment plans as a result of the lack of tax-free shopping

Asharq Al-Awsat

King Charles Visits UK Parliament to Remember Late Queen Elizabeth

King Charles took part in a visit of remembrance and thanksgiving at Britain's parliament on Wednesday to honor his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, who died in September. As part of the trip, Charles met Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, as well as the speakers…

The Guardian - UK

Access to green space must be priority for land use in England, peers say

Cross-party report highlights need for greater access to natural world when deciding how to divide up land

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Daily Mirror

Downing Street rejects council leaders' plea to delay forcing voters to show ID

It comes as the Liberal Democrats attempt to block plans to introduce photo ID at elections from 2023 using a rare "fatal motion" in the House of Lords on Tuesday

Birmingham Post

Gordon Brown's report on UK constitutional reform treats Wales as an afterthought

In one of the rare references to Wales, the report alludes to “the Welsh Assembly Government” – a title that was discarded more than a decade ago

The National (Scotland)

Calls for investigation into Aberdeen office complex linked to Michelle Mone

A LUXURY office complex in Aberdeen run by Michelle Mone has links to the same network of companies involved in the PPE scandal, it has been…

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s reform of the ermine-trimmed Lords won’t stop fur flying on the left

What Labour needs most is proportional representation. At least then it would be able to express its differences

The Guardian - UK

Tories invited UK representative of fugitive Hindu guru to party at House of Lords

The delegate for the controversial ‘godman’ Nithyananda, who fled India in 2019, was invited to the Diwali party by two senior Conservatives

The National (Scotland)

Academic explains why Gordon Brown's UK reform plans may not work

AN expert in constitutional law has cast doubt over whether Labour can achieve their vision of a reformed UK that works for Scotland.

Daily Mirror

Tory grandee Ken Clarke puts boot into 'low depths of farce' Liz Truss

The former Home Secretary, Health Secretary and Chancellor said: “I was quite surprised she got into the Cabinet but then I was utterly amazed she became Prime Minister"

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