“My Lords, in taking part in this debate, I must declare an interest: recently, I was a victim of the committee chaired by the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller. Although this is not the kind of interest a Member is normally obliged to declare, I believe that my personal experience has given me a certain insight … Continue reading Speech in the House of Lords Conduct Committee: Code of Conduct Review – 8th of October
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"'Lessons learned' is an entirely vacuous phrase if lessons aren’t being learned" warns new report after a series of deadly warnings were ignored
Lord Carlile wants the memorial to be moved away from Parliament. Since it was originally proposed costs have almost tripled
All Party Parliamentary Groups have long been seen as the 'next big scandal' in lobbying, which the new rules aim to tackle
My Lords, it is a rare privilege for us to have the Foreign Secretary wind up a debate on foreign policy in this House. Such are the quirks of politics, I suppose. I shall concentrate on one topic, and that is economic sanctions. The sanctions regime has emerged as one of the most important tools … Continue reading Speech at the Foreign Affairs debate – Tuesday 5th March 2024
New analysis sheds light on a constitutional quirk that allows a member of the House of Lords – or someone outside Parliament altogether – to become Prime Minister
A press release by the department containing misleading information was only corrected after House of Lords objections
Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove now sets the overarching "strategy and policy" of the previously independent Electoral Commission.
Neither can agree where the money should be used to help Ukraine, according to new parliamentary report
The Shadow Minister for Democracy also hits out at voter ID – but it is still unclear if Labour will scrap it