Lords to take home more than £55,000 tax-free after pay rise
On average the House of Lords sits for 150 days a year, resulting in a take-home amount of £55,650, which they receive ...
House of Lords blocks business rates reform plan
The House of Lords has voted to remove key provisions of the government’s business rates reform plans, which targeted all ...
Demonstrators disrupt House of Lords to demand abolition of unelected chamber
Protesters have disrupted proceedings in the House of Lords demanding the abolition of the unelected chamber. A group of ...
David Blunkett: the world has changed since Liz Truss’s mini budget, so what is Labour still so scared of?
Therefore, the chancellor imposes rules to avoid the financial markets hitting the UK in the way they did when former prime ...
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Forced labour ban to be ditched in race to net zero
Should the race to net zero come at any cost? Ed Miliband’s crowd appears to think so. The Energy Security Secretary will ...
House of Lords vote against Government plan to end tax breaks for private schools
The House of Lords has dealt a significant blow to Government plans to end tax relief for private schools. Peers voted ...
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House Of Lords Thrown Into 'Chaos' As Democracy Protesters Bring Debate To A Halt
Deputy Lords speaker Viscount Colville could be heard saying: “The house will adjourn for five minutes while this chaos calms down.” Labour whip Baroness Twycross was speaking when the protest ...
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Labour and Conservative Peers Vote to Delay May Elections
Commenting after the motion vote, Liberal Democrat Local Government spokesperson in the Lords, Baroness Kath Pinnock said: ...
London Evening Standard7d
Minister apologises for mathematical error in infected blood compensation offers
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent told the House of Lords that those impacted were reached out to on Wednesday to inform them of the mistake. Baroness Anderson of ...