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Lords reform - after 99 years of waiting
Lords reform bill ‘by end of year’

By Alex Stevenson A cross-party committee will publish a draft bill on Lords reform by the end of the year, Nick Clegg has announced. The deputy prime minister used his debut at the despatch box to reveal his plans for the bill to be scrutinised by a rarely-used joint committee of both the Lords and… Read more »

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Peace breaks out in business committee race

By Rebecca Burns Labour MPs Adrian Bailey and Barry Sheerman are refusing to go on the offensive as they compete for the chair of the influential business, innovation and skills (Bis) select committee next Wednesday. Both MPs are emphasising the friendly cross-party atmosphere that has prospered with the new system of elected rather than appointed… Read more »