Kim Leadbeater tells of plan to table identical bill that peers would be unable to stopMPs and peers who led the assisted dying bill have promised to bring it back to parliament after it ran out of time in the House of Lords.Kim...
Read MoreSupporters blame ‘procedural wrangling’ for the legislation running out of parliamentary timeAssisted dying will not become law in England and Wales after proposed legislation branded “hopelessly flawed”...
Read MoreGovernment amendment to children’s wellbeing and schools bill to replace existing guidance with statutory banA ban on mobile phones in schools in England is to be introduced by the government to ensure that “critical...
Read MoreAmendment calling for step-incest to be included in ban on harmful content tabled by Conservative peer Gabby BertinThe government has agreed to ban the production of porngraphy depicting sex acts between stepfamily members...
Read MorePeers, in vote of 266 to 141, reject Keir Starmer’s proposals for public consultation to decide if social media ban should be introduced in UKThe House of Lords has backed an Australian-style social media ban for...
Read MorePeers, in vote of 266 to 141, reject Keir Starmer’s proposals for public consultation to decide if social media ban should be introduced in UKThe House of Lords has backed an Australian-style social media ban for...
Read MoreFigures seen by the Guardian show the two peers each attended just 1.12% of sessions in past four yearsEvgeny Lebedev’s longstanding commitment to being the most relaxed member of the House of Lords has come under threat...
Read MoreHouse of Lords decision welcomed as ‘landmark moment’ after attempt to strike out amendment is defeatedUK politics live – latest updatesWomen who have been convicted, and in some cases jailed, over illegal...
Read MorePM said to be wary of opening up new divisions among Labour MPs by giving bill time in next session of parliamentKeir Starmer will not intervene to give the assisted dying bill further time in the next session of parliament as...
Read MoreLetter sent to Starmer claims ‘small number of peers have been using procedural tactics’ to stymie its progressMore than 100 Labour MPs have called on Keir Starmer to stop the House of Lords from blocking the...
Read MoreAfter MPs voted last year to change the law in England and Wales, members of the Lords will now put forward proposed amendmentsMPs voted last year to end the criminalisation of women who terminate pregnancies outside the legal...
Read MoreUpper chamber accepts final draft of bill, which offers life peerages to some of those who would otherwise be removedHereditary peerages will be abolished before the next king’s speech after a deal was struck granting life...
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