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Post by tonyhill on Feb 19, 2021 19:26:43 GMT
Not much happening in the Lords this month then?
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Feb 20, 2021 13:47:46 GMT
Not much happening in the Lords this month then? There's this..  |
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Post by Merseymike on Feb 20, 2021 14:02:35 GMT
Not much happening in the Lords this month then? There's this.. Best LibDem peer of the lot. Told the truth about Israel and opposed the evil of Zionism. She will be missed as the Zionist lobby and their witch-hunter mob scare some into not saying what they think, particularly if they are foolish enough to want to stay in the Labour party. She stood firm. |
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Post by maxque on Feb 20, 2021 15:57:39 GMT
Not much happening in the Lords this month then? There's this.. Ah, the fifth column of the Campaign for Saint Bibi. Quite ironic the balance is in their logo given their God is a corrupt politician. |
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Post by tonygreaves on Feb 20, 2021 20:46:52 GMT
Not much happening in the Lords this month then? There's this.. Seems like a sort of disgraceful right-wing Jewish fascistic-style meme. Jennie has been a tremendous Liberal campaigner, a brilliant MP for Richmond, and a hard-working peer, not least for the rights and interests of Palestinians who have suffered and are still suffering from the actions of the Israeli authorities. |
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Post by tonygreaves on Feb 20, 2021 20:49:42 GMT
Otherwise quite a lot going on! But in terms of membership we are still getting the last trickles of the latest Johnson appointments as a minor sideshow of the ongoing Conservative government sleaze.
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Post by tonygreaves on Feb 24, 2021 20:48:20 GMT
Another Labour introduction - 22 March - Lord (Vernon) Coaker, former MP.
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Post by David Boothroyd on Mar 2, 2021 0:13:06 GMT
Lord Frost's leave of absence (which he entered the day after being introduced last September) was terminated today.
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Post by tonygreaves on Mar 3, 2021 15:25:55 GMT
Lord Frost's leave of absence (which he entered the day after being introduced last September) was terminated today. Yes he voted in a division just now. There is a discussion going on about whether he will have a separate question time session in the Lords (usually only happens for Cabinet ministers other than the Leader of the House. |
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Post by tonygreaves on Mar 3, 2021 15:27:00 GMT
Lord Wallace of Tankerness (Jim Wallace) has left the LD group to become Non-affiliated prior to his year as Moderator of the Church of Scotland.
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Post by neilm on Mar 3, 2021 21:48:26 GMT
Lord Frost's leave of absence (which he entered the day after being introduced last September) was terminated today. Yes he voted in a division just now. There is a discussion going on about whether he will have a separate question time session in the Lords (usually only happens for Cabinet ministers other than the Leader of the House. So you terminate leave of absence by turning up and voting or do you need to write to the Lord Speaker (or whoever) first? |
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Post by David Boothroyd on Mar 3, 2021 21:51:17 GMT
Yes he voted in a division just now. There is a discussion going on about whether he will have a separate question time session in the Lords (usually only happens for Cabinet ministers other than the Leader of the House. So you terminate leave of absence by turning up and voting or do you need to write to the Lord Speaker (or whoever) first? You have to write to the Lord Speaker, and then your leave of absence is terminated three months later. (To stop Peers rushing back for particular votes) |
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Post by johnyorks on Mar 4, 2021 6:20:35 GMT
So you terminate leave of absence by turning up and voting or do you need to write to the Lord Speaker (or whoever) first? You have to write to the Lord Speaker, and then your leave of absence is terminated three months later. (To stop Peers rushing back for particular votes) Ah so Lord Frost must've applied in the New Year, just after the trade agreement was signed. |
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Post by Foggy on Mar 4, 2021 7:30:44 GMT
You have to write to the Lord Speaker, and then your leave of absence is terminated three months later. (To stop Peers rushing back for particular votes) Ah so Lord Frost must've applied in the New Year, just after the trade agreement was signed. Easy as it may be to lose track at the moment, we are in fact only a little over two months into the current year. |
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Post by johnyorks on Mar 4, 2021 7:32:48 GMT
Ah so Lord Frost must've applied in the New Year, just after the trade agreement was signed. Easy as it may be to lose track at the moment, we are in fact only a little over two months into the current year. Oh blimey yes, so, early December then. Which is curious timing. |
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Post by timmullen1 on Mar 4, 2021 8:18:33 GMT
Easy as it may be to lose track at the moment, we are in fact only a little over two months into the current year. Oh blimey yes, so, early December then. Which is curious timing. Not really, he knew his job as lead negotiator was effectively term limited and wouldnβt be extended so he could pick his preferred return date for any time after that almost from the day he took the leave. |
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Post by tonygreaves on Mar 7, 2021 15:54:33 GMT
I think (but have not checked) that you can apply for leave of absence for a set period eg six months. In such as case I don't know if you have to notify half way though. I think a monthly Lords Question time may be organised for Frost but I don't think it's been announced yet.
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Post by tonygreaves on Mar 14, 2021 20:29:56 GMT
Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe (XB), a former Law Lord, is retiring from the Lords on Wednesday on his 81st birthday. He has voted five times since the last GE.
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Post by tonygreaves on Mar 16, 2021 15:54:27 GMT
Baroness Blake of Leeds will be introduced on 25 March. I imagine she will soon be refreshing the opposition front bench.
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Post by tonygreaves on Mar 21, 2021 22:55:22 GMT
Norman Fowler the Speaker is retiring and when he does so he will move from "Speaker" to Crossbench. Someone will be elected as Lord Speaker and will move from whatever they are now to "Speaker". Exciting stuff.
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