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Privilege and the Lords

Lord Norton

Not surprisingly, given developments in the House of Commons, one question frequently asked in conversations in the Lords today was: what would be the position if the police sought to enter a peer’s office in the House of Lords?  The positions in the two Houses are not identical.  The House of Lords is a self-regulating House and…

All change in the Lords

Lord Norton

The ministerial changes announced today have a major impact on the House of Lords.  The Leader of the House, Baroness Ashton, leaves Government to become an EU Commissioner (in place of Peter Mandelson).  Her place is taken by the Chief Whip, Baroness Royall.  A new Chief Whip has yet to be announced.  Peter Mandelson will…