RCN pauses strikes for talks while Lords debate minimum service levels bill
Yesterday evening, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced it would pause strikes planned between March 1st and…
House of Lords
Lords defeats on public order bill show fight against anti-strike plans not over
MPs had a late one in the Commons last night debating the government’s minimum service levels bill. Despite…
Labour’s plans for Lords will create “arm wrestle” for power, Hoyle says
Lindsay Hoyle has criticised Labour’s plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected body and warned…
Brown’s reforms do not go far enough. We must embrace a more radical vision
As Labour consults the public about the distribution of power, the real debate must be whether the Brown…
“Unelected and unaccountable” Lords “not acceptable”, Lisa Nandy says
Lisa Nandy has described the House of Lords as “unelected and unaccountable to the public” and argued that…
Labour prepares to push power out of Westminster with a long-awaited report
Keir Starmer will unveil a report on constitutional reform this morning. Commissioned in 2020 and led by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown,…
Labour’s plans for an elected upper chamber will not succeed without PR
The announcement that Labour will, once again, seek to reform or replace the House of Lords is a…
Rayner: Revelations about PPE contracts show “total failure of due diligence”
Angela Rayner has declared that reports that a Tory peer received £29m from a firm that gained a…
Rayner accuses government of “cover-up” over Lebedev peerage documents
Angela Rayner has accused ministers of a “cover-up” over the peerage awarded to Evgeny Lebedev after the government…
Labour to force PM to release info on involvement in Lebedev appointment
Labour will attempt to force Boris Johnson to release information relating to his involvement in the controversial appointment…
