Lord Pickles eyes up the opposition in the House of Lords.
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Boris Johnson’s controversial resignation honours list has prompted fresh debates around reforming the UK’s unelected upper house.
A scale model of a statue dedicated to Lady Rhondda has been revealed by the sculptor, Jane Robbins.
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Lady Rhondda was a suffragette, a business leader and an editor. A statue of her is expected to be revealed in Newport, south Wales, next year.
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Gordon Brown’s proposed elected upper chamber could protect plans to decentralise power, but it’s arguably not in the Labour party’s interest to introduce one.
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Gordon Brown’s proposals include hefty devolution and House of Lords reform but one change that could have the biggest impact is nowhere to be seen.
Deadlocked.
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The problem with giving MPs indicative votes on a variety of options is the result is unlikely to please anybody.
Might even be room for everyone.
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The latest reform plan doesn’t really deal with some fundamental issues.
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The debate about what role the Lords play in Brexit is potentially based on a misunderstanding about what the upper house actually does.
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If you think Brexit will be the issue that brings elections to the upper chamber, think again.