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Boris Johnson sacked me because he felt threatened, says Sir Ian Blair

02.11.09
When head of the Met, Sir Ian Blair, walked into the Mayor's office last October, he saw a far tougher side to the usually ebullient Boris Johnson... more

Overnight allowances for peers will be slashed after investigation by watchdog

29.10.09
Peers face big cuts in their expenses as well as being asked to provide full receipts for the money they claim in future... more

Lords using loophole to claim cash for second homes

21.10.09
Pressure on the House of Lords to clean up its expenses system intensified after authorities admitted a huge loophole in the way peers receive taxpayers' cash... more

Terror suspect curbs under review

16.09.09
The use of control orders against terror suspects was under question today as Home Secretary Alan Johnson ordered a review of the system... more

Lords ‘concerned’ about delays to NHS helpline

28.07.09
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Peers set to attack government over swine flu

28.07.09
Peers are expected to attack the Government's handling of the swine flu pandemic... more

Sigma case to decide on SIV creditors' claims

03.07.09
Lenders caught up in the meltdown of toxic assets during the collapse of structured investment vehicles in the financial crisis, are to learn what rights they have to claim back their money... more

Gay marriage case registrar in legal battle

22.06.09
Christian registrar demoted to receptionist after refusing to marry gay couples in civil ceremonies was set to take her case to the House of Lords ... more

Sir Alan Sugar's peerage may be stopped by watchdog

08.06.09
Sir Alan Sugar's promised peerage could be blocked by anti-sleaze watchdogs, it has emerged... more

Lords is not a refuge for doomed MPs

29.05.09
The Lords is, even in its unreformed state, meant to be something other than a graveyard for nonentities from the Commons... more

Well-off Labour peer is a social housing tenant

05.05.09
The Labour peer at the centre of the latest parliamentary allowances row is a social housing tenant who appears to have benefited from a second taxpayer subsidy on her London home... more

Lords’ cigs vote sparks a worry for newsagents

01.05.09
A critical vote in the House of Lords is looming for small newsagents who are being seriously threatened by plans to prevent tobacco products going on display across Britain ... more

Triesman changes status for good of bid

04.03.09
Football: Football Association chairman Lord Triesman has announced he will not sit as a Labour peer in the House of Lords until England's 2018 World Cup bid campaign is over... more

Lords to admit first Catholic bishop since 16th century

27.02.09
Cardnial Cormac Murphy-O'Connor is set to become the first Roman Catholic bishop in the House of Lords since the 16th century, Gordon Brown has hinted... more

Refunds for charges may run into billions

26.02.09
Bank customers are celebrating a "momentous" legal victory that could open the floodgates to billions of pounds of refunds... more

This problem is far from over

19.02.09
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Revealed: the peers who claim the most expenses

30.01.09
A series of peers claimed hundreds of pounds each day in expenses without asking ministers any questions and rarely participating in the chamber of the House of Lords... more

Members rush to declare commercial interests

30.01.09
Members of the House of Lords have scrambled to declare paid and unpaid links to firms in the wake of the "peers for hire" affair... more

500-year-old ceremony that sets agenda

03.12.08
A 500-year-old ceremony, the State Opening of Parliament occurs on the first day of the new parliamentary session or after a general election.... more

Blowing cold in the Lords on windpower

26.11.08
Building thousands of turbines to meet Britain's renewable energy commitments by 2020 is likely to be a disaster... more

Migrants minister in trouble over State and the Church

22.10.08
Immigration minister Phil Woolas was plunged into a fresh row over the Church of England... more

Migrants minister in trouble over State and the Church

22.10.08
Immigration minister Phil Woolas was plunged into a fresh row over the Church of England... more

Enter, stage Left, a new fan of the Lords

15.10.08
The newly ennobled Lord Mandelson, bedecked in proud red robes, is the latest Lord to go a-leaping into power in our parliament, bypassing the tedium of elections. For years, I was with those who believed the second chamber is a bastion of unfair privilege. Peers are still largely appointed on winks and nods and too many are elevated for party donations, partisan loyalties or to placate certain interests. It all felt terribly wrong.... more

Brown’s 42 days: just a cynical pose on terror

07.10.08
Once the House of Lords has debated then rejected the provisions in the new Terrorism Bill for allowing the detention of terrorist suspects for 42 days, it now seems certain that the Prime Minister, instead of invoking the Parliament Act to drive the measure through, will simply let the whole thing die... more

Stop hitting families with waste targets, argue peers

20.08.08
Ministers should stop penalising householders over their rubbish and instead tackle waste generated by supermarkets and businesses... more

It's the dip that makes the trip for Duck tours

01.08.08
Within moments of turning off the Albert Embankment towards the murky windswept water, London Duck Tours' yellow vehicles are in it.... more

£32m: the cost of refurbishing these offices for just 117 peers

21.05.08
The House of Lords is spending £32 million refurbishing a suite of offices for 117 peers and their secretaries, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Commons bans bottled water at MPs' meetings

13.03.08
Bottled water has been banned from Parliament meetings in a victory for the Evening Standard's Water On Tap campaign... more

30,000 cyclists take over capital

24.09.07
Thousands of cyclists took to the streets in the capital's biggest mass bike-ride.... more

It's a bit Cheeky, but that's not a girl, Lembit

02.02.07
Cheeky Boy and walking midlife crisis Lembit Opik MP was among the parliamentarians turned performers raising money for charity. ... more

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