Michael Crick
Death of Lords Reform: defeat or ‘breach of contract’?
Relations within the coalition grew significantly worse today, with Conservative sources in Whitehall admitting defeat on the coalition’s plans for Lords reform.
Search results for ‘lords reform’
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Clegg says Tories broke Lords reform agreement
Nick Clegg accuses the Conservatives of breaching the coalition agreement on Lords reform and says Lib Dems will not back boundary changes in the Commons as a result.
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Lib Dem threat over Lords reform
A senior aide to Nick Clegg warns Liberal Democrats will block parliamentary boundary changes if rebel Tory MPs kill off plans to reform the House of Lords.
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Controversial Lords reform bill published
The House of Lords reform bill is published amid threats of a rebellion from Conservative MPs worried that the supremacy of the Commons could be threatened.
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Gary Gibbon
Full steam for Lords reform
Gary Gibbon blogs on the rising political tension within the three main political parties ahead of the vote on Lords reform.
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Gary Gibbon
Search for a trade-off on House of Lords reform
Will he, won’t he. Channel 4 News Politics Editor Gary Gibbon on how the wrangle for Lords reform at the heart of the coalition government threatens to bring an abrupt halt to changes at the Commons.
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Gary Gibbon
Lords reform ‘Bermuda Triangle of British politics’
Gary Gibbon writes on what Lord Peter Hennessy calls “the Bermuda Triangle of political reform” – the House of Lords reform.
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Cameron pledges to resist revolt and back Lords reforms
Prime Minister David Cameron says he intends to press ahead with reforms of the House of Lords, despite a threatened rebellion among some of his Conservative MPs.
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Gary Gibbon
Danger for coalition over Lords reform
Channel 4 News political editor Gary Gibbon on the danger that faces the Coalition in its Lords reform proposals
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Gary Gibbon
House of Lords reform: no fireworks, not even a party popper
The reform of the House of Lords would have been a big event for the Lib Dems, but after AV, there will be no fireworks – not even a party popper.
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What do landlords and renters think about Renters Reform Bill?
We’re joined by the CEO of the National Residential Landlords Association, Ben Beadle, and the Chief Executive of Generation Rent, Ben Twomey.
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Is it time to reform the Lords?
As the Government reels from a stinging defeat on tax credits in the House of Lords, there are calls for reform.
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Q and A: reforming the House of Lords
As the government faces a two-day debate on proposed changes to the House of Lords, we look at why the plans are being met with such fierce opposition and two opposing MPs debate the issues.
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Gary Gibbon
House of Lords – resignations before reform?
Channel 4 News Political Editor, Gary Gibbon, on the battle for reform of the House of Lords at the heart of the government
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Gary Gibbon
NHS reforms threatened again – will Lords revolt?
NHS reforms may yet face further opposition in the House of Lords, reports Gary Gibbon
