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Three-quarters of MSPs should support independence before new vote – Tory peer

Three-quarters of MSPs should support independence before a new referendum is allowed, a Conservative peer has said. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Lord Frost also said those in favour of the union “need to start fighting back” against the SNP. ...

19 Aug 2022 at 17:22

Andy Burnham: Scotland should have as close as you can get to home rule

Scotland should have ‘as close as you can get to home rule’ – Burnham

Scotland should have “as close as you can get” to home rule, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has said, while discussing a possible second independence referendum. Mr Burnham said he was still opposed to Scottish independence but said the ...

23 Aug 2022 at 22:59

Northern Ireland

Lord Caine meets victims’ groups over Troubles legacy legislation

Northern Ireland Office Minister Lord Caine has held talks with victims’ groups critical of a controversial legal move to offer an effective amnesty for Troubles crimes. The Tory frontbencher said the changes contained in the legislation ...

17 Aug 2022 at 22:18

Time may have come for reform of House of Lords – Malcolm Rifkind

The time may have come for reform of the House of Lords into a partially-elected senate, former Conservative minister Sir Malcolm Rifkind has said. The Tory party grandee said the upper chamber of parliament may need to change into ...

27 Sept 2022 at 21:21

Tory peer: Boris Johnson said foreign secretary job like being in ‘steel condom’

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has said Boris Johnson described his time as foreign secretary as like being “imprisoned in a steel condom”. Mr Johnson became foreign secretary in 2016 and resigned in 2018 over ...

09 Aug 2022 at 03:51

Labour constitutional review suggests abolishing House of Lords

The Labour Party could consider replacing the House of Lords with an assembly of regions and nations. The suggestion was made in a draft of a constitutional review led by former prime minister Gordon Brown. The draft also ...

23 Sept 2022 at 00:01

Heckling as Northern Ireland Protocol Bill introduced to House of Lords

A controversial move to rip up parts of the post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland has been heckled as it was introduced in the House of Lords in an indication of the rocky ride ahead. There was laughter as a number of ...

21 Jul 2022 at 19:37

Former lord speaker joins in warning to PM over Lords appointments

A former lord speaker has issued a further warning to Boris Johnson, amid concerns that the outgoing Prime Minister could move to swell the ranks of peers before he leaves office. On Saturday, both Rishi Sunak and ...

24 Jul 2022 at 16:23

House of Lords marks first live use of sign language interpretation

The House of Lords has seen the first live use of British Sign Language interpretation as peers backed a Bill giving the language legal recognition across Britain. Lord McFall of Alcluith, the Speaker in the ...

25 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Down Syndrome Bill could fail if amendments proposed, peers warned

Proposals aimed at helping people with Down’s Syndrome access care and services will “fall into oblivion” if they fail to become law within weeks, peers have heard. The House of Lords gave the Down Syndrome ...

18 Mar 2022 at 15:55

M16 warned PM about Russian oligarch friend Evgeny Lebedev two years ago

Boris Johnson was warned about granting a peerage to his close friend Evgeny Lebedev two years ago by British intelligence. According to a report in the Sunday Times, the head of M16 held security concerns ...

13 Mar 2022 at 03:55

Michael Gove: No security concerns were shared with me about Evgeny Lebedev

Michael Gove has defended Russian-born businessman Evgeny Lebedev’s appointment to the House of Lords. The Communities Secretary said there was a “distinction to be drawn” between Lord Lebedev and his ...

13 Mar 2022 at 13:55

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