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Keir Starmer Expands Labour's House of Lords Presence
Keir Starmer is appointing dozens of new Labour peers to the House of Lords, including his outgoing policy chief Liz Lloyd, to overcome Conservative obstruction of legislation and achieve a numerical balance in the upper house.
Keir Starmer Expands Labour's House of Lords Presence
Keir Starmer is appointing dozens of new Labour peers to the House of Lords, including his outgoing policy chief Liz Lloyd, to overcome Conservative obstruction of legislation and achieve a numerical balance in the upper house.
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24% Bias Score
Starmer Appoints 30 New Peers to Rebalance House of Lords
Keir Starmer appointed 30 new Labour peers, including his former chief of staff Sue Gray, to counter the Conservative majority in the House of Lords, following a pause in planned upper house reforms; the appointments included 17 women and aim to address the chamber's political and gender imbalance.
Starmer Appoints 30 New Peers to Rebalance House of Lords
Keir Starmer appointed 30 new Labour peers, including his former chief of staff Sue Gray, to counter the Conservative majority in the House of Lords, following a pause in planned upper house reforms; the appointments included 17 women and aim to address the chamber's political and gender imbalance.
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56% Bias Score
£109m in Political Donations from UK House of Lords Peers
Peers who sat in the House of Lords during the last parliament donated a combined £109 million to political parties, with £48 million given before they secured their seats; 62% went to the Conservatives.
£109m in Political Donations from UK House of Lords Peers
Peers who sat in the House of Lords during the last parliament donated a combined £109 million to political parties, with £48 million given before they secured their seats; 62% went to the Conservatives.
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52% Bias Score
UK Political Parties to Justify House of Lords Nominations Under New Rules
UK political party leaders must now provide a 150-word justification for House of Lords nominations, a reform announced by the government to increase transparency following criticism of past appointments and as part of wider changes to the chamber.
UK Political Parties to Justify House of Lords Nominations Under New Rules
UK political party leaders must now provide a 150-word justification for House of Lords nominations, a reform announced by the government to increase transparency following criticism of past appointments and as part of wider changes to the chamber.
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44% Bias Score
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