Tag: house of lords
UK to consider ‘historic’ bill to legalise assisted dying
UK to consider ‘historic’ bill to legalise assisted dying LONDON: Nine years after rejecting the similar proposal, UK Parliament has decided to consider a proposal…
UK government’s new cabinet: Richard Hermer KC becomes new Attorney General
The United Kingdom’s Keir Starmer-led government has appointed Richard Hermer KC as Attorney General on Friday. “Richard Hermer KC has been appointed Attorney General @attorneygeneral…
Assam-origin Ayesha Hazarika creates history, appointed member of Britain’s House of Lords
GUWAHATI: In a first, a British-Indian person of Assamese origin, Ayesha Hazarika has been appointed as a member to the House of Lords, the upper…
Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan for migrants fails first test in House of Lords
LONDON: Four days ago, UK PM Rishi Sunak urged the House of Lords, the unelected upper chamber of parliament, not to block his plans to…
‘British Asians have double proportion of antibiotic resistant infections compared to Caucasian counterparts’
LONDON: British Asians have almost double the proportion of antibiotic resistant infections compared to the white UK population. In a debate on biosecurity and the…
Sunak survives party rebellion on Rwanda policy
LONDON: PM Rishi Sunak of Britain dodged a potentially dire threat to his leadership Wednesday, preserving for now his beleaguered government’s immigration plan to put…
UK PM says controversial Rwanda plan is ‘will of the people’
LONDON: Rishi Sunak on Thursday urged members of the UK’s unelected upper chamber of parliament to pass his contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda,…
UK had forced therapy, shock treatment on gay soldiers
Gay British soldiers were subjected to electric shock treatment in an effort to “cure” them of their homosexuality, according to a damning investigation into historic…
UK investment minister Jo Johnson begins India visit with focus on tech ties
UK’s Minister for Investment Lord Jo Johnson on Wednesday embarked on a visit to India to strengthen the bilateral investment partnership across technology and life…
fta: Will have great FTA with India, negotiations going well: UK MP Baroness Verma
United Kingdom House of Lords Member Baroness Verma on Saturday said the UK and India will have a great Free Trade Agreement (FTA) deal and…