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Nigel Farage, House of Lords and PM

Nigel Farage makes demand of PM as he wants his 'cronies' in House of Lords
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wants to see representatives from his party in ermine-clad robes - despite him previously calling for the unelected House of Lords to be abolished
Nigel Farage urges PM to appoint Reform peers to House of Lords
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called on the prime minister to allow him to appoint peers to the House of Lords. In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, Farage said he wanted "the democratic disparity" in the upper chamber to be addressed, suggesting it was unfair that parties with fewer MPs were represented.
Nigel Farage pushes to appoint Reform peers despite previously calling the Lords ‘a disgrace’
Nigel Farage is trying to push prime minister Keir Starmer to allow him to appoint Reform UK peers, despite previously calling for the House of Lords to be abolished.
Far-right leader demands right to nominate Reform UK peers to House of Lords
UK Defense Secretary John Healey rejects demand, saying parliament would not benefit from 'more Putin apologists' - Anadolu Ajansı
House of Lords does not need ‘Putin apologists like Farage’, cabinet minister says
A cabinet minister has dismissed Nigel Farage ’s call for the prime minister to allow him to nominate peers to the House of Lords, saying Parliament will not benefit from more “Putin apologists”.
Farage Calls for Reform Peers in House of Lords
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has urged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to allow his party to appoint peers to the House of Lords.
Nigel Farage demands right to nominate Reform peers accusing Keir Starmer of ‘democratic disparity’
Nigel Farage has called on Sir Keir Starmer to give him the right to nominate Reform peers to the House of Lords. Mr Farage accused the Prime Minister of overseeing a "democratic disparity" as his party has no representation in the upper chamber,
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Facts about the House of Lords | World News - Hindustan Times

The House of Lords is the UK Parliament's second chamber. Its main job is to 'double check' new laws to make sure they are fair and will work. Here are a few more facts about the House of Lords.

House of Lords member Parekh’s personal library of 2,500 books to get a new home at Navrachana University

The 90-year-old UK-based political theorist signed a Memorandum of Understanding in this regard with the Vadodara-based ...
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House of Lords explained: Could the House of Lords be abolished?

BORIS JOHNSON’S Brexit deal has now cleared the House of Lords after briefly stalling in Parliament’s upper chamber, paving the way for it to become law ahead of the January 31 EU exit date.
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What the House of Lords is for - The Economist

Lords also ask questions of the government and sit on committees. Rather than receive a salary, each of the over 800 members is paid a £300 ($468) allowance for each day he or she attends.
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The House of Lords

The Lords have never separated themselves from the people; they have been, in all ages, recruited from it, and after one generation all their descendants, except the head of each house, fall back ...

House of Lords urged to freeze hiring as costs dispute intensifies

The House of Lords has been urged to implement an immediate hiring freeze amid a row over cost control at the upper house of the UK parliament, after almost £10mn was spent on a defective “front door” ...

'Risk' assisted dying law runs out of time in House of Lords

There is a real “risk” that the assisted dying law does not get passed because it runs out of time in the House of Lords, ...

House of Lords under fire for dropping rule that once caught out cricket legend and historian

Campaigners have criticised a change to the rules around declarations of interest in the House of Lords as a retrograde step ...