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Post-pandemic rise in economic inactivity due to early retirement is unique to Britain but likely to persist, committee concludes
Tory peer takes leave of absence ‘to clear her name’ after allegations she benefited from Covid VIP procurement lanes
Proposals by former PM Gordon Brown include scrapping Lords and moving 50,000 civil servants out of London
Starmer outlines proposals for local growth ‘clusters’ but makes no commitment on Lords overhaul in a first term
Insurer’s chair and chief executive tell House of Lords bond sell-off ‘caught us all by surprise’
Reform proposals will be set out in 2024 election manifesto
Big Tech and telecoms companies are not doing enough to fight online crime, says report
Government climate plan places ‘too great a reliance on undeveloped technologies’
Monarch addresses MPs and peers in Westminster ceremony that highlights constrained role
PM inherited plan from Theresa May to cut peers from 800 to 600 and promised to implement it
Legislation giving ministers sweeping powers faces opposition from backbenchers, peers and business
Details on Russian-born businessman’s nomination for peerage to remain secret
MPs force government to disclose guidance on Russian’s nomination for Lords in light of intervention by Boris Johnson
Liz Truss blames Lords for making relevant post-Brexit legislation more ‘onerous’ as MPs pass economic crimes bill
Labour leader urges probe after report UK prime minister backed Evgeny Lebedev for seat in House of Lords despite initial security concerns
Conservative peer heightens criticism ahead of Lords debate on legislation aimed at deterring illegal migration
Peers’ report flags ‘far-reaching consequences’ of central bank competing with commercial lenders
How a small blue-blooded band of peers clings on to power in the House of Lords
Peers vote to keep ‘triple lock’ despite extra £5bn cost to Treasury, but move faces reversal in Commons
Ministers reverse opposition to bid to place legal duty on water companies to prevent harm from storm overflows
A new chamber that gives local mayors a voice in Westminster is the best way to level up England
While the UK’s record on corruption is good, many recent abuses have been hiding in plain sight
High-minded matriarch of British liberal politics, and one-time Financial Times journalist, who helped found new party
Industry and trustees warned that proposals on investing in lower-risk assets would have led to scheme closures
British prime minister secures majority of 448 for EU-UK treaty after parliamentary debate lasting just hours
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