Peers say three-year wait for police probe into Liverpool mayor ‘outrageous’
Peers including the former Conservative minister Michael Heseltine have demanded answers as to why former Labour mayor of…
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Left and right agree: retained EU law bill is a threat to parliamentary sovereignty
This article is being published in ConservativeHome and LabourList and has been authored by a coalition more mind…
Glenys Thornton: Back the bill to stop renters being punished for being poor
It shouldn’t cost more to be poor. But it does. The poverty premium means poorer people end up…
Britain is a divided nation – let’s bring people together by moving parliament to Manchester, a former council leader writes
The time has come to put down a clear marker amidst the confusion and uncertainty of British politics.…
Jeremy said he wants to stand up for the 48 per cent as well as the rest – now this Tory turmoil gives him a chance to prove it
What we have seen in the House of Lords in the last few weeks amounts to a series…
Tories defeated in Lords over key plank of Trade Union Bill
The Conservatives’ anti-trade union plans suffered a setback last night as they suffered a “resounding defeat” in House of…
How Labour can take control of the devolution agenda and restore trust at the same time
Not only is the coming election shaping up to be one of the most difficult to predict, but…
Why Miliband’s plans to scrap the Lords should be welcomed
Ed Miliband’s announcement of plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected Senate is welcome on…
Miliband announces plans to scrap the Lords – and introduce an elected Senate of Nations and Regions
In a speech to Labour’s North West regional conference in Manchester, Ed Miliband will announce that a Labour…
Chuka Umunna calls for the Lords to be scrapped and replaced with a Senate
In a flurry of interviews and announcements this morning (including Miliband announcing plans for a £8 an hour…
