Tag: house of lords

Dorries is expected to depart frontline politics and pursue a career in novel writing following Boris Johnson’s downfall.

Conservative Lord Cormack described the bill as “largely unnecessary, narrow, mean-minded" and “in danger of breaching not just international law but also international humanity”.

Despite the incident taking place on April Fool's Day, it appeared it was a genuine error as Lord Blunkett was seen with his head in his hands after the speech.

Arguing that he was "not now" asleep, Lady Bloomfield said "well I had to send a note to you in order to wake you up!"

"The saying that there are no dumb questions doesn't hold here”, one person commented in response.

"This wouldn't have happened if people hadn't taken to the streets and raised the alarm at the Tories' growing authoritarianism", Zarah Sultana said.

“Taxpayers up and down the country will rightly feel aggrieved that their taxes are being spent – in ludicrous sums – on an undemocratic, outdated system," Scotland's ruling party has said.