U.K. Leader of the House of Lords

A Cabinet of Lightweights?

iaindale.blogspot.com     Aug 8, 2008          

In his letter to the Daily Telegraph yesterday, Peter Kilfoyle described David Miliband as a political lightweight. It provoked a reader to email and point out the comparison between Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet of 1988 and the...                    

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Lisbon Treaty House of Lords debate: Baroness Ashton's comments

telegraph.co.uk     Jun 18, 2008   351 related          

Winding up for the Government in the House of Lords debate on the bill ratifying the Lisbon Treaty, Baroness Ashton, the Leader of the Lords, has just estimated that during the bill's passage, she has listened to 75 hours of...                    

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Johnson given first taste of muddy world of RFU politics

independent.co.uk     Apr 19, 2008   32 related          

The Rugby Football Union, roundly condemned for its treatment of Brian Ashton in stripping him of his position as England head coach, attempted the near impossible feat of squeezing the toothpaste back into the tube yesterday by claiming that Ashton effectively talked his way out of a job by...                    

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The wider problem of identity politics

dizzythinks.net     Apr 9, 2008          

Well the comment in Rachel Sylvester's Telegraph column yesterday that Jack Straw threatened to punch Ed Balls has gained a little traction this morning with the Times following it up. The Times is also reporting that,Baroness Ashton of Upholland, the Leader of the Upper House, is said to be...                    

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Crisis Lords meetings over sleaze allegations

guardian.co.uk     Mar 31, 2008   1 related          

Meetings held over accusations that cash has been taken from lobbyists and expenses improperly claimed ... Crisis meetings are to take place in the House of Lords today over a series of sleaze allegations against peers, the Guardian can disclose. A special meeting has...                    

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Anger as Labour's 'petty vandals' strip Black Rod of half his powers

dailymail.co.uk     Mar 16, 2008          

Labour was accused of 'petty parliamentary vandalism' last night over a decision to strip Black Rod, the personal attendant of the Queen in the Lords, of his historic powers ... By SIMON WALTERS - More by this author » Last updated at 00:07am on 16th March 2008 Comments...                    

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