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Is that it? That was my reaction as I stood at the back of the House of Lords with other MPs listening to the Queen's Speech2009-11-19T09:06:32ZSantander in mortgage push with overdraft fillip
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Spanish banking giant Santander today launched an aggressive strategy to grow its share of the UK mortgage market by offering home borrowers a current account with no overdraft fees2009-11-19T08:39:27ZTories pledge to review terror measures
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Taxpayers have spent £656,500 on the living costs of terror suspects subject to control orders since 2005, figures obtained by the Conservatives showed2009-11-17T07:23:24ZOvernight allowances for peers will be slashed after investigation by watchdog
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Peers face big cuts in their expenses as well as being asked to provide full receipts for the money they claim in future2009-10-29T10:20:30ZLords using loophole to claim cash for second homes
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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' cash2009-10-21T08:34:17ZTerror suspect curbs under review
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The use of control orders against terror suspects was under question today as Home Secretary Alan Johnson ordered a review of the system2009-09-16T13:06:55ZLords ‘concerned’ about delays to NHS helpline
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2009-07-28T12:47:41ZPeers set to attack government over swine flu
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Peers are expected to attack the Government's handling of the swine flu pandemic2009-07-28T06:25:08ZSigma case to decide on SIV creditors' claims
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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 money2009-07-03T07:48:04ZGay marriage case registrar in legal battle
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Christian registrar demoted to receptionist after refusing to marry gay couples in civil ceremonies was set to take her case to the House of Lords2009-06-22T07:03:06ZLords is not a refuge for doomed MPs
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The Lords is, even in its unreformed state, meant to be something other than a graveyard for nonentities from the Commons2009-05-29T08:10:21ZLords’ cigs vote sparks a worry for newsagents
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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 Britain2009-05-01T06:10:24ZTriesman changes status for good of bid
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<b>Football:</b> 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 over2009-03-04T16:26:37ZLords to admit first Catholic bishop since 16th century
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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 hinted2009-02-27T09:40:05ZRefunds for charges may run into billions
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Bank customers are celebrating a "momentous" legal victory that could open the floodgates to billions of pounds of refunds2009-02-26T14:37:38ZThis problem is far from over
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2009-02-19T14:40:52ZRevealed: the peers who claim the most expenses
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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 Lords2009-01-30T09:36:02ZMembers rush to declare commercial interests
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Members of the House of Lords have scrambled to declare paid and unpaid links to firms in the wake of the "peers for hire" affair2009-01-30T09:35:38Z500-year-old ceremony that sets agenda
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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.2008-12-03T09:52:49ZBlowing cold in the Lords on windpower
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Building thousands of turbines to meet Britain's renewable energy commitments by 2020 is likely to be a disaster2008-11-26T08:38:18ZMigrants minister in trouble over State and the Church
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Immigration minister Phil Woolas was plunged into a fresh row over the Church of England2008-10-22T13:17:47ZMigrants minister in trouble over State and the Church
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Immigration minister Phil Woolas was plunged into a fresh row over the Church of England2008-10-22T08:26:43ZEnter, stage Left, a new fan of the Lords
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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.2008-10-15T08:39:56ZBrown’s 42 days: just a cynical pose on terror
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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 die2008-10-07T09:24:51ZStop hitting families with waste targets, argue peers
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Ministers should stop penalising householders over their rubbish and instead tackle waste generated by supermarkets and businesses2008-08-20T08:49:19ZIt's the dip that makes the trip for Duck tours
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Within moments of turning off the Albert Embankment towards the murky windswept water, London Duck Tours' yellow vehicles are in it.2008-08-01T11:10:11Z£32m: the cost of refurbishing these offices for just 117 peers
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The House of Lords is spending £32 million refurbishing a suite of offices for 117 peers and their secretaries, the Evening Standard can reveal2008-05-21T07:53:36ZCommons bans bottled water at MPs' meetings
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Bottled water has been banned from Parliament meetings in a victory for the Evening Standard's Water On Tap campaign2008-03-13T08:44:02Z30,000 cyclists take over capital
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Thousands of cyclists took to the streets in the capital's biggest mass bike-ride.2007-09-24T08:50:39ZIt's a bit Cheeky, but that's not a girl, Lembit
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Cheeky Boy and walking midlife crisis Lembit Opik MP was among the parliamentarians turned performers raising money for charity.2007-02-02T00:00:00Z