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Collection gems include 1605 Thanksgiving Act passed after Guy Fawkes’s failure and the longest act in the archivesAs Bonfire Night approaches and firework displays light up the UK, in a file on a shelf in the labyrinthine National Archives can be foun…

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October 11, 2026 Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Burnham faces questions over push to scrap photo ID voting requirement

Ministers reportedly seeking to halve time for Lords scrutiny of voting and donations changes amid election speculationAndy Burnham is facing questions over plans to speed up sweeping changes to Britain’s electoral system amid speculation that some of …

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September 18, 2026 Sammy Gecsoyler

Is the tie dead? Fashion connoisseurs hope not as House of Lords relaxes rules

Switch to ‘business attire’ is a sign of the times, but formal neckwear still has its place, say some of Savile Row’s finest-dressedThe House of Lords has long been derided as a stuffy relic of the past. But now its benches, usually filled with haughti…

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September 10, 2026 Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker

MPs urged not to take ‘extraordinary risk’ of forcing through assisted dying bill as vote looms

Labour MPs Gareth Snell and Meg Hillier say Lords must be allowed to fulfil duty in scrutinising bill on serious public issueMPs who voted for and against assisted dying have urged their respective sides not to take the “extraordinary risk” of forcing …

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September 10, 2026 Juliette Garside

Malta warned of corruption crisis after ‘utter disbelief’ over Daphne Caruana Galizia verdict

Labour peer tells Council of Europe inquiry failure to implement legal protections still putting journalists at riskEurope live – latest updatesMalta is vulnerable to “repeated instances of high-level corruption” unless it strengthens the rule of law a…