45 h. ago Labour peer accuses Shabana Mahmood of ‘using children as a weapon’ in asylum reforms

Lord Alf Dubs, who fled from the Nazis as a child refuge, described the government’s proposals as ‘shabby’ after the Home Office said it could deport children of failed asylum seekers

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46 h. ago Peter Mandelson faces £300 fine after urinating in Notting Hill street

Kensington and Chelsea council confirmed it was investigating after the Labour peer admitted urinating against a garden wall

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52 h. ago Asylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer Alf Dubs

Dubs, who was a child refugee, says Shabana Mahmood’s ‘shabby’ plans will increase community tensionsUK politics live – latest updatesThe home secretary is seeking “to use children as a weapon” in her changes to the asylum system, a veteran Labour peer who came to Britain as a child refugee has said.Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK aged six in 1939 fleeing the persecution of Jews in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, described Shabana Mahmood’s proposals as “a shabby thing”. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Labour peer accuses Shabana Mahmood of ‘using children as a weapon’ in her asylum crackdown

Comes as home secretary tells Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson to 'sod off'

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53 h. ago Labour peer who fled Nazis as child hits out at asylum system shake

Lord Alf Dubs said the changes unveiled by the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday, which has also caused unease among Labour MPs, will make the UK less welcome

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4 d. ago Britain’s youth at risk of becoming ‘lost generation’, Labour peer warns Starmer

New analysis shows young people have borne the brunt of job losses since June last year

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5 d. ago BBC bosses accused of 'downplaying' fears that children's programmes promoted transgender ideology after intense lobbying by activists

A Labour peer and gender-critical campaigners repeatedly warned of a 'pro-transitioning narrative' being pushed within the BBC children's and education department.

Politics

7 d. ago Mandelson was still in touch with Epstein in 2016, newly released emails show

The Labour peer was sacked as ambassador to the US after the full extent of his relationship with the sex offender emerged.

Politics

1 week ago Reeves 'plotting a raid on pension pots by targeting salary sacrifice schemes' as Labour peer questions why party promised not to put up income tax

The Chancellor is said to be looking at the option of limiting tax breaks on contributions for both employers and employees.

Economics

1 week ago Labour deputy leader’s views on party policy are ‘irritating’, says Labour peer

Thangam Debbonaire accused Lucy Powell of ‘giving a running commentary and undermining’ the government

Politics

3 w. ago Liberal Democrat peer Lord Taverne who quit Labour in row over Europe dies aged 97

The peer was the Treasury minister as the UK prepared to move to decimal currency and championed the introduction of the 50p coin to replace the 10-shilling note.

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3 w. ago House of Lords peer rolls back claims that Oasis will play five nights Knebworth

The Labour peer told the press that she was only speaking "hypothetically"

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