MPs back fully elected House of Lords
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MPs voted Wednesday to reform the the House of Lords to make it fully elected for the first time in its more than 600-year existence.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown backs a review of the powers of the Scottish parliament, including taxation policy.
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New candidates for the reshuffled European Commission have won support from MEPs after grillings at the European Parliament.
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Leading politicians praise England's efforts after their defeat by South Africa in the rugby union World Cup final.
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Influential committee of MPs says there is 'no material difference' between new measure and the old constitution
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Listeners to BBC Radio 4's Today programme vote Bob Geldof the person they would most like to be made a member of the House of Lords.
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The Conservative Party conference backs a would-be MP's plan to make all new homes capable of generating their own energy.
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Members of the House of Lords were on Monday warned of the possible negative consequences of a fully-elected second chamber.
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Work and Pension Secretary Peter Hain is given unanimous backing  from his local party amid the donations row.
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LONDON -- Britain's House of Commons took a historic step yesterday to endorse a fully elected House of Lords, a move that could eventually end the reign of Parliament's upper house as a seat of privilege and patronage.
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Ireland's parliament backed Prime Minister Bertie Ahern on Wednesday after the main opposition party called a vote of confidence over his recent testimony at an anti-corruption tribunal.
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A ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales is expected to be backed by MPs on Wednesday.
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Ukrainian MPs approve President Viktor Yushchenko's  choice of the colourful Yulia Tymoshenko as prime minister.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown has vowed to support whatever decision Prime Minister Tony Blair makes about his future, saying it was entirely up to the embattled leader.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won a key victory today as his cabinet easily approved a plan to compensate Jewish settlers who would be uprooted from the Gaza Strip.
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The House of Lords on Wednesday rejected claims by families of people killed in Iraq that European human rights law applied to the conduct of British troops throughout the country.
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Iraqi MPs approve a bill to allow officials from ex-leader Saddam Hussein's Baath party to return to public life.