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'Labour to his core': tribute to Lord Hattersley – by Baroness Taylor
Obituaries
By Baroness Taylor of Bolton
"Labour to his core": tribute to Lord Hattersley – by Baroness Taylor
MP, minister and later a peer, Sheffield Wednesday supporter Roy Hattersley was committed to equality. As one half of the Labour ‘dream team’ with Kinnock, he helped lay the foundations for future Labour governments
Parliament needs more effective procedures for scrutiny of Statutory Instruments
Parliament
By Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Parliament needs more effective procedures for scrutiny of Statutory Instruments
How many MPs have sat through a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) and thought it a complete waste of time? How often have MPs been press-ganged by their whips into debating an issue in which they have no constituency or political interest and no expertise?
Parliament needs more effective procedures for scrutiny of Statutory Instruments
Parliament
By Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Parliament needs more effective procedures for scrutiny of Statutory Instruments
How many MPs have sat through a Delegated Legislation Committee (DLC) and thought it a complete waste of time?
Covid hit our over-stretched courts hard: the current system can not become the new normal
Home affairs
By Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Covid hit our over-stretched courts hard: the current system can not become the new normal
Whilst there are opportunities for new ways of working, there are also difficulties for some cases and some litigants which could affect the delivery of justice.
The ‘ridiculously vindictive’ attempt to deselect Diana Johnson has provoked enormous anger in the Labour Party
By Baroness Taylor of Bolton
The ‘ridiculously vindictive’ attempt to deselect Diana Johnson has provoked enormous anger in the Labour Party

This deselection attempt comes at the end of a controversial week of unprecedented events, writes Baroness Taylor