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Political parties now required to justify House of Lords appointments

The move comes after former Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson’s appointments to Parliament’s upper house were met with criticism.

The Independent UK

Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn obituary

Archaeologist who embraced new ideas and technologies and challenged long-held assumptions about the rise of early civilisation

The Guardian - UK

MPs need assurance assisted dying Bill compatible with human rights – regulator

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said Parliament needs adequate time to scrutinise the proposed legislation.

Evening Standard

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Kim Leadbeater defends assisted dying Bill in face of efforts to stop it

Four former prime ministers have said they are opposed to the legislation although none will have a vote on Friday.

Evening Standard

BBC risks losing working class viewers to GB News, Lords report finds

BBC bosses should “reflect” on the rise of GB News, the report finds

The Independent UK

Railways set to come back into public ownership after Lords pass nationalisation bill

Labour’s first big reform in reversing the 40-year legacy of Margaret Thatcher is set to come into place with the legislation to renationalise the railways passing through parliament

The Independent UK

Calls to assess and rank existing rail franchise agreements rejected by MPs

Louise Haigh argued that assessing franchises as part of the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill would create ‘unnecessary cost’.

Evening Standard

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New law that 'will make King Charles many times richer' condemned

A NEW law that “will make King Charles many times richer” has been condemned by campaigners.

The National (Scotland)

Is there any hope that IPP prisoners will be released by this government?

POLITICS EXPLAINED: As the topic of indefinite sentences is debated in the Lords, Sean O’Grady assesses the likelihood that those still held under this disgraceful and uncivilised system will ever be granted freedom

The Independent UK

‘I’m not saying I’m not scarred. But scars do fade’: Baroness Lola Young on her childhood in care

The crossbench peer grew up in care and went on to become an actor, an academic and one of the first black women in the House of Lords. Now she has written a memoir documenting her remarkable story

The Guardian - UK

Peers say not reforming IPP sentences could cause another Post Office scandal

Ministers told they risk more miscarriages of justice by not backing bill to replace indefinite jail terms with fixed ones

The Guardian - UK

Prisoners held on indefinite terms should have sentences reviewed, peers told

Lord Tony Woodley says people still being held on abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences are subjected to miscarriages of justice.

Evening Standard

Botham’s daughter rallies to his defence over ‘aggressive’ Lords no-show jibe

Sarah Botham points out her peerage parent ‘always stated he would not be clocking in simply to get his allowance’

Evening Standard

Proposed football regulator would lead to ‘closed shop’ – Baroness Karren Brady

The West Ham United vice chair told the House of Lords the Football Governance Bill risked ‘suffocating’ ambition in English football.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian view on Lords shake-up: meaningful change goes beyond scrapping birthright

Editorial: MPs are right to abolish hereditary seats in the upper house. However, Britain needs a representative second chamber fit for modern democracy

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer top ally hails axing of hereditary peers as 'biggest step in Lords reform for a long time'

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden stressed MPs had backed the move and it was now down to peers to do the same

The Independent UK

Hereditary peer compares Starmer to China’s Xi as MPs vote to abolish bloodline members

Labour bill has enraged some hereditary peers, but was also criticised by other lords for failing to go far enough

The National (Scotland)

MPs vote to abolish hereditary peers from House of Lords

MPS have voted to abolish hereditary peers from the House of Lords, with a 362-vote majority in the House of Commons.

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Evening Standard

MPs reject bid to remove Church of England bishops from House of Lords

The Commons heard calls for the bishops to focus on matters in their ministries rather than on the running of the country.

Evening Standard

SNP MP calls for House of Lords to be abolished

Pete Wishart described Parliament’s second chamber as an ‘absurd embarrassment’.

Evening Standard

Visa fees scandal: Home Office 'illegally' charged for English checks and may have to repay millions

The Home Office may have to refund tens of millions of pounds to people who were ‘unlawfully’ charged fees for checks in their visa applications

The Conversation

A new plan aims to fix the UK’s ‘broken’ food system –but here’s what the strategy overlooks

Two-thirds of the UK population are either overweight or obese – a crisis that costs billions each year in healthcare and lost productivity. Yet, in a 2021 review of nearly 700 obesity-related policies in England, researchers at the University of Cambridge found no evidence they had successfully reduced obesity. A…

The Independent UK

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns - live: Welby’s Lords seat in doubt amid calls for Labour to refuse peerage

Mr Welby said it was ‘very clear’ he must take responsibility and regretted the Church’s historic failures

The Guardian - UK

Green party says Starmer must do more to cut energy use to meet net zero targets – as it happened

Green party says PM’s target of 81% emissions cut at Cop climate summit is welcome but not enough

Evening Standard

MPs to consider call to remove Church of England bishops from House of Lords

Amendments to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill will be debated in the Commons on Tuesday.

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