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fromwww.bbc.com
13 hours ago

Ministers offer Tories more peers to end hereditary bill standoff

Ministers offer increased life peerages to Conservatives as compromise to pass legislation abolishing remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Keir Starmer planning new king's speech after May elections

Keir Starmer is planning for a new king's speech after the crunch May elections as a reset moment for the government amid speculation over the prime minister's future. Senior sources in parliament said planning was under way to end the parliamentary session the week after local elections in England and parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland in May, making it a significantly longer session than normal, and nearly two years since Labour first set out its legislative agenda.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Peers who do not participate enough in House of Lords face sack

Labour will remove inactive peers from the House of Lords and introduce an 80-year mandatory retirement age alongside participation requirements.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
9 months ago

Replacing the House of Lords with a citizens assembly would increase their trust in politics - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

‘People don't trust politicians. People don't trust the House of Lords. But we do trust each other to make fair decisions. That's why replacing the House of Lords with a permanent rolling citizens' assembly appeals to Reform, Labour, Lib Dem and Conservative voters alike.’
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