'Embarrassment': The push to ban House of Lords peers from the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Greens want to ban peers from the House of Lords from serving as MSPs in the Scottish Parliament. The party says ...
Scottish Greens bid to ban members of House of Lords from serving at Holyrood
The Scottish Greens are pushing for members of the House of Lords to be banned from serving as MSPs. Ross Greer is tabling a plan to disqualify peers from doubling jobbing at Holyrood. Peers are ...
'Unbelievable!' Lee Anderson slams 'out of touch' MPs after moaning about House of Commons
The rant stemmed from some new MPs claiming that they are feeling the strain of Westminster's historical customs.
Jurist1d
UK Parliament begins first reading of Tobacco and Vapes Bill
The UK House of Commons began its first reading on Tuesday of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which aims to restrict the legal age to purchase tobacco each year to create the 'first smoke-free ...
Morning Star7d
Scottish Greens move to ban Lords from Holyrood
THE Scottish Greens have called for serving members of the House of Lords to be banned from election to Holyrood. Serving ...
Rachel Reeves’s shameful disrespect of the Budget shows how far our politicians have fallen
There was a time when the secrecy of the Budget was sacrosanct. In 1947 Hugh Dalton, the Labour Chancellor, had to resign for ...
Church Times7d
Bishops seek talks over ‘left-field’ proposal to abolish the Lords Spiritual
BISHOPS have said that they would welcome consultation on a “left-field” attempt by a Conservative MP, in an amendment to the ...
The Independent on MSN23d
Bishops’ automatic seats in House of Lords must be abolished, MPs tell Starmer
It comes as the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill moves a step closer to becoming law with its second reading in the ...
Law Society of England and Wales9d
Westminster update: Law Society gives evidence to Lords committee
Your weekly update from the Law Society’s public affairs team on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and ...
The Christian Institute1d
Charles Moore: ‘Assisted suicide would damage the moral fabric of our society’
Journalist Charles Moore has said that legalising assisted suicide would “change the moral basis of society”.
London Evening Standard23d
Gavin Williamson says he is more radical over House of Lords reform than Labour
He told the Commons: “As an Anglican you could say ... opportunities to bring forward legislation in terms of the House of Lords, indeed I would expect this to be the one and only time he ...