“The Guardian has been prevented from reporting parliamentary proceedings on legal grounds which appear to call into question privileges guaranteeing free speech established under the 1688 Bill of Rights.”
The Guardian, 12th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs with questionable expenses claims will be barred from taking a seat in the House of Lords if they choose to stand down before the election.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Jack Straw is to amend plans allowing life peers to resign from the House of Lords, to stop them standing as an MP for up to five years, it is reported.”
BBC News, 27th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Reform of the House of Lords is ‘unfinished business’ and a fundamental part of restoring trust in politics, Jack Straw said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 26th August 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Reformers will have to wait more than a decade before the House of Lords is replaced by a predominantly elected chamber, Jack Straw, the justice secretary, will announce today. In a seminar on the future of the Lords, hosted by the Guardian, he will outline plans to ensure that 80% of the second chamber is elected within 12 to 15 years.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government is to consider giving time for a bill to allow assisted dying if the director of public prosecutions fails to come up with clearer advice on when it is legal or illegal to help someone to die.”
The Guardian, 3rd August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The government’s attempts to reform the UK constitution risk failure if they are carried out in too ‘ad hoc and piecemeal’ a way, an MPs’ report said.”
BBC News, 29th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A bill aimed at cleaning up Parliament after the MPs’ expenses scandal has become law after getting Royal Assent.”
BBC News, 22nd July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Reforms unveiled today by Jack Straw as part of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill will remove the hereditary principle from the House of Lords and allow for the disqualification of peers found guilty of serious criminal offences.”
Ministry of Justice, 20th July 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Plans to turn the House of Lords into an elected chamber could be blocked by overwhelming opposition among peers, research for The Independent has revealed.”
The Independent, 20th July 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The most senior judge in England and Wales has criticised the government for passing too many crime laws.”
BBC News, 15th July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“New rules have come into force requiring MPs to disclose all income they receive from second jobs and how much time they devote to them.”
BBC News, 1st July 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Plans for a private prosecution against former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith alleging fraud over her second home expenses claims have been dropped.”
BBC News, 30th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Gordon Brown’s plans to set up an independent body to take charge of parliamentary expenses could have a ‘chilling effect’ on MPs’ freedom of speech, the most senior official in the House of Commons warned today.”
The Guardian, 26th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The old system of MPs’ self regulation is to end and a new system of robust, independent and transparent statutory regulation will be brought forward in urgent legislation introduced to Parliament today by Harriet Harman and Jack Straw.”
Ministry of Justice, 23rd June 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“MPs who fiddle their expenses in future could face 12 months in jail or an unlimited fine under a crackdown announced last night. A Bill will be rushed through Parliament by next month with all-party support in an attempt to restore public confidence in MPs after it was shattered by the revelations about the allowances system.”
The Independent, 24th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A group of judges has launched an unprecedented public attack on MPs over their ‘disproportionately large’ expenses.”
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Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Gordon Brown is set to announce plans to examine a new system of voting MPs to the House of Commons.”
BBC News, 10th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Senior police and prosecutors have announced they will not launch criminal investigations into more than 100 MPs over their apparent abuse of parliamentary expenses.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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