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The Peter Mandelson case shows peers need stronger sanctions
Removing a peerage should be a realistic prospect.
Mayoral development corporations
What are mayoral development corporations and which mayors are using them?
The government is wrong to ditch plans for the Audit and Reporting Governance Authority
Ministers have not set out a convincing rationale for scrapping the ARGA project.
Lord Speaker
What is the role of the Lord Speaker?
By-elections
How are by-elections triggered?
Joining and leaving the House of Lords
Most Lords members are life peers – nominated for their lifetime, but without their peerage passing to their children.
How big is the Labour government’s majority?
There are 650 seats in parliament. At the general election, the government won 411 of them.
Learning from the DevoLab #3: How devolution can improve transport connectivity
Three case studies of how devolved powers and mayoral influence have been used to improve transport connectivity.
Growth strategy pains, trains and regional deals
Soumaya Keynes joins the podcast team to explore whether the government has a robust plan to deliver growth.
What are the next stages for Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill?
In June MPs voted to send the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to the House of Lords for further scrutiny, what happens now?