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 · Feb 26
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 · Feb 25
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 Guardian - UK · Feb 24
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 Independent UK · Feb 22
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 · Feb 22
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 The Guardian - UK · Feb 21
Fallout from Epstein and Mandelson puts Britain's House of Lords under scrutiny Britain’s House of Lords is facing scrutiny as an indirect result of the Jeffrey Epstein files The Independent UK · Feb 18
UK politics: Government abandons plans to delay 30 local council elections in May – as it happened The government was warned by its lawyers that such a move could be illegal as it pledges an additional £63m to help councils with reorganisation The Guardian - UK · Feb 16
‘Clearly not’: Lucy Powell asked if she would have ennobled Lord Doyle The peer, who has had the Labour whip removed, earlier apologised and said he believed Morton’s initial assertions of innocence. Evening Standard · Feb 11
The Guardian view on Keir Starmer and rotten peers: go back to the reforming spirit of the Labour manifesto Editorial: The prime minister would be in a stronger position now if he had moved harder and faster with plans to reform and ultimately abolish the Lords The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Peers under pressure: how to reform Britain’s House of Lords Letters: Readers respond to the Green peer Jenny Jones’s article on parliament’s unelected chamber The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Furious women MPs turn on Starmer over ‘boys’ club’ scandals PM faces questions over his judgement after admitting paedophile-linked peer ‘did not give a full account of his actions’ The Independent UK · Feb 11
Anas Sarwar says Starmer welcome to campaign for Labour in Scotland, days after after urging him to resign – UK politics live Two days ago, the Scottish Labour leader said he wanted the prime minister to avoid Scotland during the election campaign because of his deep unpopularity with voters The Guardian - UK · Feb 11
Labour chairwoman: Lord Doyle should lose peerage over ties to paedophile Anna Turley has suggested Sir Keir Starmer’s former communications chief had not told the truth before being elevated to the House of Lords. Evening Standard · Feb 10
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10 Former senior aide to Starmer loses whip over friendship with sex offender Labour peer Matthew Doyle has apologised for links to Sean Morton who was convicted of possession of indecent images of children
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9 Futile resignations and blatant revisionism to the fore as Starmer staggers on The same cabinet ministers who failed to speak up for the PM in the morning were soon offering their undying support
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6 We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
Evening Standard · Feb 5 Parliament is 'overrun by rats and mice,' says London MP ahead of £40bn revamp Kemi Badenoch was speaking to ITV’s Preston when a rodent darted across the floor behind her
The Independent UK · Feb 5 Plans to fix Parliament could take more than 60 years and cost up to £40bn The restoration and renewal client board has put forward two options
Evening Standard · Feb 5 Plans to restore Parliament could cost up to £40 billion The restoration and renewal client board has put forward two options.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5 Thursday briefing: Will the Epstein files threaten Peter Mandelson’s legacy? In today’s newsletter: A police investigation, newly released documents and long‑standing questions about accountability have converged to place one of Labour’s most enduring figures under unprecedented scrutiny
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4 Peter Mandelson is fleeing the House of Lords: now let’s throw out all the other rogues and idlers The disgraced politician throws all that is wrong with our present system into sharp focus. We need a second chamber the public can trust, says Jenny Jones, a Green party peer
The Conversation · Feb 3 Peter Mandelson steps down from the House of Lords – but he still has his title Peter Mandelson has stepped down from the House of Lords over fresh revelations about his links to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. These now include emails suggesting thousands of pounds were sent to Mandelson’s husband, that Mandelson lobbied against US bank reforms on behalf of Epstein while he was a…
The Independent UK · Feb 3 Mandelson facing police probe over Epstein emails as he quits House of Lords Prime minister accuses Mandelson of letting ‘his country down’ as the disgraced peer bows to pressure and quits House of Lords
Evening Standard · Feb 3 Mandelson quits Lords over Epstein scandal Lord Mandelson had faced legislation being drawn up to remove him from the House of Lords.