Sentences with phrase «new peerages»

Meg Russell of the Constitution Unit at University College, London, one of the foremost academic experts on the House of Lords, is very upset about today's new peerages.

Criticism over 45 new peerages and public anger over rising political costs force PM to support curbs on Lords appointments

Ms Chakrabarti's appointment, comes after Tom Watson, Labour's deputy leader, called on the party to refuse to take up any new peerages in order to avoid «legitimising» Mr Cameron's rewards.

Mr Corbyn had told Channel 4 News last year he saw «no case» for appointing new peers, while deputy leader Tom Watson this week urged the party to boycott new peerages.

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Subsequently, under the Life Peerages Act 1958, life peerages became the norm for all new grants outside the Royal Family, this being seen as a modest reform of the nature of the second legislative Peerages Act 1958, life peerages became the norm for all new grants outside the Royal Family, this being seen as a modest reform of the nature of the second legislative peerages became the norm for all new grants outside the Royal Family, this being seen as a modest reform of the nature of the second legislative chamber.

The prime minister put him forward for a life peerage in the 2011 New Year honours list but this was unsuccessful.

Ed Miliband recognises Doreen Lawrence's commitment to race issues by including her in new list of peerages

Furthermore, the prime minister is able to use honours for leverage: many of the victims of Harold MacMillan's «night of the long knives» were mollified with peerages; more recently it was alleged in some quarters that Tony Blair convinced a number of ageing Labour MPs to retire in 2001 to make way for young New Labour high - fliers, by promising them peerages.

But how would you feel if as someone paying the same stealth taxes as you, sees the same senior citizens lying on hospital trolleys, doesn't have enough money for heating (let alone a peerage) and weren't even asked to support the great «master plan» of the New Labour Dual - Monarchy?

The Jewish academic - cum - community organiser was astounded when he was offered a peerage, out of the blue, by Ed Miliband in the new year honours list.

The loans for peerages row has had a major impact on how honest Britain's politicians appear to the public, a new survey suggests.

All three major parties have nominated «big donors» to the Lords, and even Nigel Farage — who has been unable to appoint new peers — has rued what limits Ukip's fundraising efforts: «They [other parties] can give out peerages; we can't.

There are no peerages, though at least a dozen new «working peers» - people expected to pull their weight in the Lords - are due to be gazetted shortly.

Either way, it suggests that baring major new developments in the «loans for peerages» affair, such as criminal charges being brought or Blair himself being interviewed, it doesn't look as though it is going to have a huge effect.

Meg Russell, the leading academic on the House of Lords, points out that David Cameron would need to appoint just over 160 new Conservative members with no peerages at all for other groups to give the government a Lords majority.

The New Year Honours List, the Queen's Birthday Honours List (to mark the Sovereign's official birthday, the second Saturday in June), the Dissolution Honours List (to mark the dissolution of Parliament) and the Resignation Honours List (to mark the end of a Prime Minister's tenure) are all used to announce life peerage creations.

The rebellion was quashed, and a month later new Labour founder - and long - time Brown enemy - Peter Mandelson was awarded a peerage and brought back into the government as Brown's right - hand man.

The new judge has not been given a peerage, but he has been awarded the courtesy title of «Lord», as occurs in Scotland when judges are appointed to the Court of Session.

Veteran real estate brokerage owners Costa Poulopoulos and Mary Johnson, who formerly operated Realty Executives Elite in London and Thunder Bay, Ont., have partnered with Peerage Realty Partners to launch StreetCity, a new independent brand.

Partner companies now include Chestnut Park Real Estate; Baker Real Estate; the new StreetCity Realty; and Fifth Avenue Real Estate Marketing, as well as various asset management firms and a storage company aptly christened Peerage Storage.

Veteran real estate brokerage owners Costa Poulopoulos and Mary Johnson have partnered with Peerage Realty Partners to launch StreetCity, a new independent brand.

Peerage Realty is a partner of Chestnut Park Real Estate, serving the luxury - home market and the Christie's affiliate for Toronto, and Baker Real Estate, which deals with new home development and condominium sales and marketing.