Topic: House Of Lords

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Two Welsh Tories speak out over MP cuts

Two Conservative MPs have expressed concerns about Government plans to cut the number of Welsh constituencies.. . The coalition government wants to...
The chance to view archive film of Hastings fishing fleet and see inside the town's historic net shops is included in 2010's Heritage Open Days.....

Houses of Parliament

Standing grandly on the bank of the Thames, the Houses of Parliament trumpet the self-confidence of Victorian England in an era when the sun never...
Britain's Court of Appeal says four legislators aren't immune from prosecution following the lawmakers' expense claim scandal.. . Three ex-Labour ...
Conservative member of Britain's House of Lords charged with false accounting in expenses rowBritain's chief prosecutor says a Conservative member of the House of Lords is being charged with false accounting over his expenses claims.Director of Public Pro

Valerie Amos new head of UN aid office

The British High Commissioner to Australia, Valerie Amos, has been appointed the new head of the UN Office of Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, officials said Friday.She will take over the New York-based post from another Briton, John Holmes, who is

Lord Ashcroft gives up non-dom tax status

Lord Ashcroft, the Tory party's biggest donor, has given up his non-domiciled tax status to keep his seat in the House of Lords, the Conservative Party confirmed on Wednesday.Using the "non-dom" tax status, the Conservative Party deputy chairman was for ...
A judge ruled Friday that three ex-MPs and a peer accused of dishonestly claiming expenses will stand trial in a criminal court, rejecting their claim to parliamentary immunity.Three former Labour MPs and a Conservative member of the House of Lords had ...

Digital Economy Bill is now law

The highly controversial Digital Economy Bill has received royal assent today, and is now law.. . Some of the measures in the new Digital Economy...