The nomination by Conservatives of the former chief inspector of schools has been met with outrage by the headteacher’s family, and called ‘obscene’ by school leadersAmanda Spielman, Ofsted’s chief...
Read MoreInvestigation follows publication by Covid-19 inquiry of messages sent by Lord Chadlington introducing SG Recruitment to governmentA Conservative peer who introduced a company he was involved in to the government to supply PPE...
Read MoreInquiry into Iain McNicol is third to be launched after revelations in the Guardian’s Lords debate investigationThe former Labour party general secretary Iain McNicol is under investigation by the House of Lords standards...
Read MoreGreg Smith says parties on the right will ‘have to play nice’ if there is a chance of Labour winning the next electionNigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, has defended politicians who get involved in entertainment...
Read MoreGroup calling for abolition of the unelected upper chamber chant and throw leaflets, prompting brief suspension Protesters have disrupted a House of Lords session commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day with calls for the...
Read MoreQuestions raised about whether Jitesh Gadhia’s attendance at discussion between Accord Healthcare and government was within Lords rulesA peer attended a meeting where a healthcare company of which he is a director lobbied...
Read MoreLord Darzi’s undeclared interests in four companies included $500,000 of shares in US-based healthcare ventureThe independent peer Lord Darzi, a senior adviser to the government on the NHS, failed to officially declare...
Read MoreLord Peter Hain said 44 fires were recorded in the past decade and more than 1,000 asbestos incidents More than 1,000 incidents of asbestos have been discovered in parliament and at least 44 fires have broken out over the past...
Read MoreTwo peers are now under investigation after undercover reporting on members of parliament’s second chamber“Indefensible” was how Keir Starmer described the House of Lords three years ago when he proposed...
Read MorePeer and former head of army offered to secure meetings with ministers for potential commercial clientThe House of Lords watchdog has started an official investigation into revelations that a peer offered to secure meetings with...
Read MoreFormer chancellor’s roles since becoming a peer in 2020 include working for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and KuwaitForeign states including repressive regimes pay peers over £3m in two years The former chancellor Philip...
Read MoreLabour is trying to remove hereditary peers but plans for an age limit appears in doubt and the Lords still lacks diversityLabour promised in its manifesto to downsize the House of Lords, which has ballooned over the past two...
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