Outrage is driving rapid social media law changes, leading campaigner says Baroness Kidron told the Press Association recently passed laws have failed to meet campaigners’ expectations. Evening Standard · Jan 25
Online outrage is driving rapid social media law changes, says campaigner Baroness Kidron said recent laws have failed to meet campaigners’ expectations The Independent UK · Jan 25
Identities of two contestants revealed on The Masked Singer Saturday’s episode saw two performers eliminated from the show. Evening Standard · Jan 24
Fresh chaos hits No10 as Starmer forced to delay Chagos deal after Trump blasts agreement US President Trump has called the deal a ‘great act of stupidity’, despite his government having previously been content with the terms Evening Standard · Jan 24
Starmer ‘withdraws Chagos Islands bill’ after Trump’s backlash over deal Legislation reportedly no longer set to be debated in Lords on Monday amid warnings it could breach international treaty The Independent UK · Jan 23
Hospices could see staff quit over assisted dying bill, charity boss warns Hospices are preparing for sweeping changes across the sector if the assisted dying bill becomes law The Independent UK · Jan 23
The House of Lords has voted to stop under 16s using social media – what happens now? The House of Lords has voted, by a significant margin of 261 to 150, to prevent children under 16 in the UK from using social media platforms. The Conversation · Jan 22
If the assisted dying bill is killed off by the Lords, let that be the end for this unelected chamber With filibustering slowing the pace to a crawl, there is no chance the legislation will get through – unless the government shows some backbone, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Jan 22
Assisted dying bill backers say it is ‘near impossible’ it will pass House of Lords Exclusive: Legislation thought unlikely even to be put to vote before timing out after delay tactics by opponents The Guardian - UK · Jan 22
Social media ban for under-16s backed by Lords Peers voted 261 to 150, majority 111, in support of Lord Nash’s amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Evening Standard · Jan 21
Hugh Grant and Esther Ghey sign letter backing under-16s social media ban in UK Actor and mother of Brianna Ghey among signatories of letter to three party leaders ahead of Lords vote The Guardian - UK · Jan 20
Labour MPs rebel over Chagos Islands deal following Trump criticism The government has been urged to “pause” a deal which would hand Mauritius sovereignty of the Islands The Independent UK · Jan 20
Government to hold consultation on Australian-style under-16s social media ban Ministers will visit Australia as part of the consultation. Evening Standard · Jan 19
Plans to limit jury trials in England and Wales may be watered down after backlash Exclusive: David Lammy’s proposals could be altered to avoid fight in Lords after criticism from MPs, peers and lawyers The Guardian - UK · Jan 12
The Independent UK · Jan 11 Chagossans ‘very hopeful’ Starmer’s Chagos handover deal will be stopped on crunch day for treaty Exclusive: Louis Misley Mandarin, the interim first minister of the Chagossian government in exile, spoke to The Independent ahead of the Lords voting on the deal with Mauritius and a high court verdict on a legal challenge on Monday
Evening Standard · Jan 9 Assisted deaths should be decided by the courts, top barrister says Lord Carlile of Berriew said a court-based process would ‘provide confidence-inspiring judgment in this important and difficult new area of the law’.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9 Treasury has ‘limited grasp’ of concerns over booming shadow banking sector, peers say Report says officials seem unprepared for potential risks that unregulated industry poses to UK financial stability
Evening Standard · Jan 9 Bill for peers to debate assisted dying could reach nearly £2m, analysis shows Analysis of money claimed by peers for debating assisted dying in September shows that nearly £2m could be spent on allowances by May.
The Independent UK · Jan 9 Assisted dying bill debate could cost taxpayers almost £2m Campaigners say if the debate results in a ‘safe, compassionate choice at the end of life’ then it will be ‘worth every penny’
Evening Standard · Jan 6 Huge blow for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as Chagos Islands deal hammered by Lords Controversial deal suffers series of defeats at the hands of peers
The Guardian - UK · Jan 3 ‘We will grind you down’: how rogue peers became Labour’s toughest opponents As Labour seeks abolition of hereditary peers, Tory-dominated House of Lords has inflicted near-record number of defeats on No 10
The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2025 ‘We have to go’: longest-serving lord reflects on looming Labour eviction Hereditary peer David Trefgarne will be forced to end 64 years in House of Lords when reform bill is approved
The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2025 Top Conservative peer urges Starmer to give Reform seats in House of Lords Reform’s success means their view ‘should be heard in the upper chamber as well’, says Lord True
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2025 Ageing society will have ‘serious consequences’ for young people, government warned Over a quarter of the UK is expected to be aged over 65 by the 2070s
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025 Young people will suffer most from UK’s ageing population, Lords say House of Lords report says tools such as raising pension age and increasing immigration will not be adequate