Susan Williams

Eid Mubarak to Muslims around the world

Today, Peers voted to remove the mandation power from the Pension Schemes Bill. Watch to hear Baroness Stedman-Scott set out why this power must be removed 👇

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all my fellow Irish friends and family around the world. La fheile Padraig fe Shona is fe mhais agaibh

Ahead of Report Stage of the Pension Schemes Bill next week, Baroness Stedman-Scott challenged Ministers on their plans to introduce a mandation power in respect of pension investments and called for the power to be removed from the Bill👇

✝️ Today marks Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent - a season of reflection, prayer, and service. May this Lent be a time of renewal for all who observe it.

A rare Ramadan and Lent coinciding this year. Ramadan Mubarak to Muslims around the world as we begin our time of reflection, giving and self denial

Wishing a happy and blessed Ramadan to Muslims in the UK and around the world.

Today, @Conservatives Cabinet Office Spokesman, Baroness Finn, responded to the Government’s statement on the Mandelson Scandal in the House of Lords.

You can now read the Leader of the Opposition, Lord True's, article on the important role of the House of Lords in holding the Government to account online. politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

This is hilarious - Keir Starmer sings the Barry Manilow classic “Oh Mandy”…🤣🤣🤣

Definitely a day to use this mug, methinks… 🥀🥀🥀

Things sometimes go wrong in litigation. When they do, you need to explain to the Court what happened, why it happened, apologise unreservedly and - critically - make full and complete disclosure of the true position. If you don't, the problem doesn't go away. It just gets worse. #PMQs

Tonight, @HLConservatives won their vote on @dianabarran's amendment to prevent the Government from introducing a cap on the intake of high quality schools, ensuring more children have access to the best education. Labour voted against the Conservative amendment.

Very sad to hear this. Jim was a fine politician and I send my deepest condolences to his family

The Leader of the Opposition, Lord True, has written about the important role of the House of Lords in holding the Government to account in The House Magazine.

In an otherwise good segment on the Today Programme, Nick Robinson repeated the lie that the Government wants to give the Chagos *back* to Mauritius when Mauritius never owned the islands. It's very basic, very sloppy stuff for people who claim to be concerned abt disinformation

NEW: Shadow Foreign Office Spokesman, Lord Callanan has written to the Foreign Office Minister, Baroness Chapman of Darlington, to confirm that ministers will seek to amend the 1966 Treaty with the USA before proceeding with the Chagos Bill.

Breaking news on CHAGOS. In the face of relentless Conservative pressure, Labour have pulled their shameful Chagos Surrender Bill from Monday’s House of Lords order paper. This is a major victory for everyone standing against Keir Starmer’s disgraceful Chagos Surrender. The deal, which hands British sovereign territory and £35 billion to an ally of China, should be dropped altogether. The Conservatives will continue to fight the surrender every step of the way.

Shadow Foreign Office Spokesman, Lord Callanan has written to the Foreign Office Minister, Baroness Chapman of Darlington, to clarify whether the Government believes the Chagos Bill and the Treaty with Mauritius breach international law.

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