House Of Lords News

 
The Paragon of the Paralympics
The Independent
She was made a dame in 2005 but raised to the peerage in March 2010, and has since been a notably vigorous crossbench member of the House of Lords. She sits on more committees, and is patron of more charities, than she would shake a stick at, ...

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Students question member of Lords about democracy
This is Kent
CHILDREN at a Tonbridge school grilled a member of the House of Lords on a range of political topics when he paid them a visit this week. On Tuesday, Lord Stoneham of Droxford spoke to Year 7 and 8 pupils at Hilden Grange School about the history and ...


 
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UK govt to focus on economy, reform House of Lords
Fox News
LOSING THE LORDS Cameron will take on a task that has frustrated his predecessors for decades, overhauling Britain's 700-year-old upper chamber of Parliament, the House of Lords. The government wants to gradually kick out unelected peers and replace ...
British government to focus on boosting economy, reform House of LordsChicago Sun-Times
House of Lords overhaul soughtAlbany Times Union

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Prescott condemns police cuts
BBC News
Former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott has told the House of Lords that cuts to police budgets will mean a reduction of £30m for his local force and the loss of "hundreds of frontline police". The Labour peer, who was a Hull MP for 30 years until ...
Tony Blair backs John Prescott for Humberside police and crime commissioner roleThis is Hull and East Riding

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Telegraph.co.uk
Lord Taylor banned from legal profession following expenses scandal
Telegraph.co.uk
The 59-year-old had retained his status as a barrister despite not having practised since he became a member of the House of Lords. Disbarring him for 'conduct discreditable to a barrister', Judge Nicholas Riddell said the regulator 'requires complete ...

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UK asks Bangladesh for neutral probe into incidents of disappearance
New York Daily News
Lord Howell also informed the House of Lords that the EU heads of mission during visit to Bangladesh in February stated its concerns very clearly. Besides, UK's senior ministers, including the foreign secretary, have been in direct personal contact ...


 
Combs: Liability for rainfall flooding
Arizona Republic
Since the early decision by the British House of Lords (equal to our Supreme Court) in Rylands v. Fletcher (1868), however, a property owner has been held strictly liable for any improvements to the property that cause flooding of a neighboring ...