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Articles tagged with: House of Lords
We need fewer but better engaged members of the House of Lords
Political parties
By Lord Cormack
We need fewer but better engaged members of the House of Lords
The House of Lords plays a crucial role but our numbers are too high. It must be populated by members willing to play their part in proceedings
Local Politicians In A Small Welsh Town Are Furious Claire Fox Is Using Its Name As She Enters The House Of Lords
Political parties
Local Politicians In A Small Welsh Town Are Furious Claire Fox Is Using Its Name As She Enters The House Of Lords
Local politicians in a small north Wales town have written a furious letter to Boris Johnson after Claire Fox was installed in the House of Lords as Baroness Fox of Buckley.
Peers Say They Can't Scrutinise What The Government Is Doing Over Coronavirus Because Their Questions Are Being Ignored
Coronavirus
Peers Say They Can't Scrutinise What The Government Is Doing Over Coronavirus Because Their Questions Are Being Ignored
Peers claim they are unable to hold the government to account over the coronavirus pandemic because ministers have been ignoring their questions for months.
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs
Home affairs
By Dods People
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs
Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs
Home affairs
By Dods People
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs
Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.
Government must act on British complicity in China’s forced organ harvesting
Health
By Lord Hunt and Baroness Finlay
Government must act on British complicity in China’s forced organ harvesting
An amendment to the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill could ensure human body tissue and organs that have been forcibly harvested are not allowed to enter the UK for medicines or medical testing.
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs
Home affairs
By Dods People
New appointments this week in UK politics, the civil service and public affairs
Dods People draws together a list of appointments in Westminster politics, the devolved administrations and the public affairs sector in the last week.
Labour call for Claire Fox's peerage to be blocked after failure to apologise for supporting deadly IRA bombing
Political parties
Labour call for Claire Fox's peerage to be blocked after failure to apologise for supporting deadly IRA bombing
Labour are supporting the call by one of its MPs to get a peerage blocked for former MEP Claire Fox after she failed to apologise for supporting the IRA bombing in Warrington.
Number 10 says size of the Lords ‘needs addressing’ after nominating 36 more people for peerages
Political parties
Number 10 says size of the Lords ‘needs addressing’ after nominating 36 more people for peerages
Boris Johnson still believes the size of the House of Lords “needs addressing” despite nominating 36 more people including his own brother for a seat there.
Boris Johnson sparks 'cronyism' row after awarding peerages to senior party donors and his own brother
Political parties
Boris Johnson sparks 'cronyism' row after awarding peerages to senior party donors and his own brother
Boris Johnson is facing accusations of cronyism after he awarded peerages to a raft of senior party figures and his own brother Jo.
Liz Truss ‘won’t put deadline on US trade deal’, claiming ‘interlocutors will use time pressure against us’
Economy
Liz Truss ‘won’t put deadline on US trade deal’, claiming ‘interlocutors will use time pressure against us’
Liz Truss said she will not “set a deadline” on agreeing a trade deal with the US as it could be "used against us”.
Martha Lane Fox interview: Why chairing the new Lords Covid-19 Committee was a 'no-brainer'
Coronavirus
By Sebastian Whale
Martha Lane Fox interview: Why chairing the new Lords Covid-19 Committee was a 'no-brainer'
Martha Lane Fox had been searching for a way of contributing to the UK’s recovery from the coronavirus outbreak. In the shape of the new Covid-19 Committee in the House of Lords, she has found her outlet. The tech entrepreneur speaks to Sebastian Whale
Boris Johnson suggests moving Parliament to York amid major renovation programme
Political parties
Boris Johnson suggests moving Parliament to York amid major renovation programme
Boris Johnson has proposed moving both Houses of Parliament to York while the Palace of Westminster undergoes major refurbishment work.
Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak warns UK faces ‘severe recession the likes of which we haven’t seen’
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak warns UK faces ‘severe recession the likes of which we haven’t seen’
The Chancellor has warned the economy may not experience an "immediate bounce back” after lockdown is removed as the UK faces a “severe recession the likes of which we haven't seen”.
EXCL Two hundred peers demand longer Lords sittings to grill Government's coronavirus response
Coronavirus
EXCL Two hundred peers demand longer Lords sittings to grill Government's coronavirus response
Around two hundred peers have demanded they be allowed to sit for longer to allow greater scrutiny of the Government's coronavirus response, PoliticsHome can reveal.
Alongside a secure NHS app, we must adopt a strategy of community shielding
Coronavirus
By Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Alongside a secure NHS app, we must adopt a strategy of community shielding
The data-sharing safeguards of a contract-tracing app have to be watertight. However, the real work of safeguarding should be done by local communities.
A new House of Lords Covid-19 committee will focus on the re-building of society after coronavirus
Coronavirus
By Lord McFall
A new House of Lords Covid-19 committee will focus on the re-building of society after coronavirus
Our strong hope is that the new committee can focus on the consequences of the disease and its aftermath, identifying problems that lie ahead and how they should or may be resolved.
House of Lords set to refer itself to data watchdog after peers’ phone numbers accidentally revealed
Coronavirus
House of Lords set to refer itself to data watchdog after peers’ phone numbers accidentally revealed
The House of Lords is set to refer itself to the UK’s data watchdog after peers’ telephone numbers were accidentally revealed during a live broadcast.
Coronavirus is a perfect storm in our overcrowded prisons
Coronavirus
By Lord German
Coronavirus is a perfect storm in our overcrowded prisons
Our prisons are incubators, pumping the virus and spreading it to the community both within and outside their walls. The government must accelerate the release scheme, only then will prisons have the space to isolate and undertake social distancing.
Universal basic income could help end the lockdown and create a more resilient society
Coronavirus
By Natalie Bennett
Universal basic income could help end the lockdown and create a more resilient society
There would be real peace of mind, as well as moral benefit, if you knew everyone in the UK had the basic resources to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads.
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Economy
By IPSE
IPSE welcomes 'much needed dose of sense' from House of Lords Committee highlighting 'the inherent flaws in IR35'
IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has welcomed the House of Lords Economic Affairs Finance Bill Sub-Committee's report on IR35, which was published today. It called the report a “much-needed dose of sense” that “highlights the inherent flaws” in the government’s IR35 proposals.
Plans to tackle IR35 ‘riddled with problems’ and should be completely overhauled, say Lords
Economy
Plans to tackle IR35 ‘riddled with problems’ and should be completely overhauled, say Lords
The Government’s plans to overhaul the tax rules for the self-employed are “riddled with problems, unfairnesses, and unintended consequences”, according to the House of Lords.
We cannot renege on the responsibility we have opened up before us to rough sleepers
Coronavirus
By Lord Bird
We cannot renege on the responsibility we have opened up before us to rough sleepers
The Government’s action to house rough sleepers during this crisis is welcome, even if done for selfish reasons. We cannot go back to how we were before after lockdown
Our inquiry found IR35 rules to be riddled with flaws and unfairnesses
Economy
By Lord Forsyth
Our inquiry found IR35 rules to be riddled with flaws and unfairnesses
Witnesses told the Finance Bill sub-committee that IR35 rules had left them in a ‘halfway house’: they do not enjoy the rights that come with employment, yet they are considered employees for tax purposes.