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1 day ago

Keir Starmer planning new king's speech after May elections

Keir Starmer is planning for a new king's speech after the crunch May elections as a reset moment for the government amid speculation over the prime minister's future. Senior sources in parliament said planning was under way to end the parliamentary session the week after local elections in England and parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland in May, making it a significantly longer session than normal, and nearly two years since Labour first set out its legislative agenda.
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UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Peers who do not participate enough in House of Lords face sack

Labour will remove inactive peers from the House of Lords and introduce an 80-year mandatory retirement age alongside participation requirements.
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