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Parliamentary Reporter at the PA news agency
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"We are not wasting time," says former Lord Justice of Appeal Baroness Butler-Sloss.

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Lords clash over assisted dying Bill ‘time wasting’
A former Cabinet minister has said she will not be “bullied” into silence over assisted dying, after Dame Esther Rantzen warned peers not to “sabotage democracy”. Baroness Therese Coffey has tabled mo...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Surrey County Council leader Tim Oliver has vowed to “review and strengthen” the organisation’s systems and culture “as per the recommendations”.

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Children’s services should come before Parliament over Sara Sharif failings – MP
Officials from Surrey child services should appear before Parliament to answer to failings in their care of murdered 10-year-old Sara Sharif, an MP has urged. Widespread condemnation of authorities th...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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"We will meet the iron-clad fiscal rules, we will make public finances more resilient, we will reduce inflationary pressures and we will get the cost of borrowing down," says James Murray ahead of next week's Budget.

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Treasury ministers criticised over ‘hokey cokey’ budget teasers
Treasury ministers have faced criticism for their “hokey cokey budget” teasers, amid fears speculation is behind sluggish economic growth. Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said ministers of old “would be res...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Peers gave the Licensing Hours Extensions Bill their backing at second reading, in a bid to ease the process of extending licensing hours for nationally important special events.

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Jeremy Clarkson told me ‘don’t do it’ as I planned charity pub opening – peer
Baroness Monckton is about to launch a pub in Brighton with her charity Team Domenica, which supports young people with learning disabilities.
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October 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM