Clash of lords 2 posts
The New York Times At stake in the Lords was whether, once Theresa May has completed negotiations on Britain’s future relationship with the EU, Parliament should have a “meaningful say” on the outcome.
House of Lords Votes for Parliament to Have More Say on ‘Brexit’
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The Lords sought more influence over a deal to leave the European Union than just the up-or-down vote offered by Prime Minister Theresa May.
99 months ago
HuffPost UK Politics Documentary on the House of Lords might make you angry.
Peer Left Taxi Running While He Dashed In To The House Of Lords To Claim His Allowance, BBC Document
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Many Lords 'who contribute absolutely nothing'.
100 months ago
Huffington Post UK Documentary on the House of Lords might make you angry.
Peer Left Taxi Running While He Dashed In To The House Of Lords To Claim His Allowance, BBC Document
huffingtonpost.co.uk
Many Lords 'who contribute absolutely nothing'.
100 months ago
HuffPost UK Politics Could this stop the Tories from slashing Labour's trade union funding?
Lords To Hit Back At Tory Plan To Slash Labour's Union Funding
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Tory plans to slash Labour’s funding from trade unions are facing a direct challenge from the House of Lords, HuffPost UK can reveal. In a fresh clash with the Government, Labour and Lib Dem
113 months ago
HuffPost UK Politics After THAT tax credits defeat, House of Lords now takes on Govt over 16/17 year-olds votes for EU referendum. Let battle commence..
Fresh Commons-Lords Clash Looms -This Time Over EU Referendum
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The campaign to give 16 and 17 year-olds the vote in the EU referendum intensified today after Labour unveiled a fresh move to force the Government to change its mind. Labour’s Baroness Morga
115 months ago
HuffPost UK Politics Lords review chief says not after "revenge"
Tax Credits: David Cameron Denied Flooding House Of Lords With Tories
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Tories will not be parachuted into the House of Lords to stop Labour and Lib Dem peers dishing out further blows to the Government, the man leading the review of the upper house has said. Lord Stra
116 months ago
Huffington Post UK 'Yet another example of the current unstable and volatile position in the House of Lords'
The 'Fatal Power' of the Lords
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While the threatened fatal motion is highly unusual, it is yet another example of the current unstable and volatile position in the House of Lords. The Prime Minister has previously ruled out any further attempts at reforming the Lords, but threats t Read more ... o use the Lords to kill off tax credit cuts might…
116 months ago
HuffPost UK Politics Not a view you often hear...
The House of Lords Should Remain Unelected
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Certainly, the upper house needs reform in a number of areas, not least to ensure that numbers do not balloon to ridiculous proportions.The answer though certainly does not lie in stripping away all that is good about the House of Lords and replacing Read more ... it with a room full of elected, whippable Lords,…
118 months ago
HuffPost UK Politics "They have crucial experience that is often lacking in politicians today, who are - let's face it - getting younger and younger."
The House of Lords Should Remain Unelected
huffingtonpost.co.uk
Certainly, the upper house needs reform in a number of areas, not least to ensure that numbers do not balloon to ridiculous proportions.The answer though certainly does not lie in stripping away all that is good about the House of Lords and replacing Read more ... it with a room full of elected, whippable Lords,…
118 months ago
The Economist Britain’s upper parliamentary chamber, the House of Lords, dates back to the 14th century, when knights representing shires and boroughs (the Commons) began to meet separately from religious leaders and nobles (the Lords). The Economist explains wh Read more ... at the House of Lords is for http://econ.st/1gpx3ul
119 months ago