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  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Ministers resist Labour calls to release Lebedev security advice

    Details on Russian-born businessman’s nomination for peerage to remain secret

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    UK Government
    Vetting advice on peerage for Lebedev to be published

    MPs force government to disclose guidance on Russian’s nomination for Lords in light of intervention by Boris Johnson

  • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
    UK foreign policy
    Foreign secretary admits UK has been ‘slower’ on Russian sanctions

    Liz Truss blames Lords for making relevant post-Brexit legislation more ‘onerous’ as MPs pass economic crimes bill

  • Sunday, 6 March, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Starmer calls for referral of Johnson’s peerage nomination for Russian businessman

    Labour leader urges probe after report UK prime minister backed Evgeny Lebedev for seat in House of Lords despite initial security concerns

  • Monday, 28 February, 2022
    UK immigration
    No 10 urged to scrap UK borders bill as fears grow for fleeing Ukrainians

    Conservative peer heightens criticism ahead of Lords debate on legislation aimed at deterring illegal migration

  • Thursday, 13 January, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    House of Lords warns Bank of England on risks of state-backed digital currency

    Peers’ report flags ‘far-reaching consequences’ of central bank competing with commercial lenders

  • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
    FT Magazine
    Arcane, hereditary, all-male — and at the heart of British democracy

    How a small blue-blooded band of peers clings on to power in the House of Lords

  • Tuesday, 2 November, 2021
    State pension triple lock
    Lords defeat government over change to UK state pension uplift

    Peers vote to keep ‘triple lock’ despite extra £5bn cost to Treasury, but move faces reversal in Commons

  • Tuesday, 26 October, 2021
    Pollution
    Government in U-turn on dumping sewage in English rivers

    Ministers reverse opposition to bid to place legal duty on water companies to prevent harm from storm overflows

  • Tuesday, 21 September, 2021
    Sebastian Payne
    Abolish the House of Lords to fix England’s democratic deficit

    A new chamber that gives local mayors a voice in Westminster is the best way to level up England

  • Friday, 16 April, 2021
    The Big Read
    The David Cameron scandal: just how sleazy is British politics?

    While the UK’s record on corruption is good, many recent abuses have been hiding in plain sight

  • Tuesday, 13 April, 2021
    ObituaryShirley Williams
    Shirley Williams, politician, 1930-2021

    High-minded matriarch of British liberal politics, and one-time Financial Times journalist, who helped found new party

  • Tuesday, 19 January, 2021
    Pensions industry
    UK ‘final salary’ pension reform watered down after backlash

    Industry and trustees warned that proposals on investing in lower-risk assets would have led to scheme closures

  • Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
    Brexit
    Boris Johnson hails ‘new chapter’ in EU relations as Brexit deal approved

    British prime minister secures majority of 448 for EU-UK treaty after parliamentary debate lasting just hours

  • Tuesday, 22 December, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Johnson accused of ‘cronyism’ over selection of new peerages

    Former Tory party treasurer Peter Cruddas and leading Brexiters among those to join House of Lords

  • Saturday, 19 December, 2020
    UK tax
    Lords criticise ‘flawed’ plan to give HMRC extra tax powers

    Peers say Revenue should not be able to bypass tribunals and force disclosure of assets

  • Monday, 14 December, 2020
    Social affairs
    UK ‘sleepwalking’ into unemployment crisis, Lords warn

    Urgent action needed on training, debt and welfare support, economic committee recommends

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Lords standards watchdog rules out Feldman probe over conflict claim

    No prima facie case code of conduct breached during peer’s work as health department adviser, says commissioner

  • Friday, 20 November, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Former Tory party chairman facing House of Lords conflict claim

    PR trade body says Andrew Feldman’s contract with Covid testing company breached parliamentary rules

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    Brexit
    Johnson suffers heavy Lords defeat as senior Tories attack Brexit law

    Threat to push on with internal market bill risks dispute with US president-elect over Ireland

  • Wednesday, 28 October, 2020
    Brexit
    Boris Johnson faces Brexit bill defeat at pivotal moment

    Lords poised to challenge PM on flouting international law just as talks enter final stage

  • Wednesday, 16 September, 2020
    Brexit
    Johnson backs down in row over internal market bill

    Concession to potential rebel MPs but law officer Lord Keen quits as ministers disagree over ignoring parts of Brexit deal

  • Friday, 11 September, 2020
    Brexit
    New law will stop EU ‘breaking up our country’, Johnson tells MPs

    Prime minister defiant over Brexit treaty move as MEPs threaten to veto future trade deal with UK

  • Thursday, 10 September, 2020
    News in-depthUK politics & policy
    Johnson’s lawbreaking Brexit plan leaves trade talks in balance

    Prime minister faces intense pressure from Brussels and own Tory party to scrap bill overwriting Irish border deal

  • Wednesday, 19 August, 2020
    Plan quashed to move Lords to York during refurbishment

    Officials say both houses of parliament must decide where each chamber will sit during renovation

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