Coalition rocked by House of Lords about-turn Aug 6th, 2012 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) Britain's government on Monday dropped plans for a mainly elected upper house of parliament, sparking one of the biggest crises in Prime Minister David Cameron's coalition formed two years ago. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : coalition, rocked, house, lords, aboutturn, Top Keywords

Government drops Lords reforms plans Aug 6th, 2012 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) The government has dropped plans to introduce a mainly-elected upper house of parliament, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced on Monday, in a serious blow to the ruling coalition. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : government, drops, lords, reforms, plans, Top Keywords

Cameron to make last attempt at Lords reform: reports Jul 11th, 2012 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) British Prime Minister David Cameron will launch one last effort to push through government plans to reform the upper House of Lords despite rebellion within his party, media reported on Wednesday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cameron, make, last, attempt, lords, reform, reports, Top Keywords

Warlords enslave huge armies of child soldiers Jul 11th, 2012 - 10:00h (CET +01.00) More than 11,000 child soldiers were freed from military slavery last year, but the United Nations believes hundreds of thousands around the world remain at the mercy of warlords like Thomas Lubanga. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : warlords, enslave, huge, armies, child, soldiers, reports, Top Keywords

Government stalls on House of Lords reform Jul 10th, 2012 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) Britain's coalition government Tuesday dropped a key parliamentary vote designed to speed up the passage of a bill reforming the upper House of Lords, in a fresh blow to Prime Minister David Cameron. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : government, stalls, house, lords, reform, soldiers, reports, Top Keywords

Facing defeat, government drops Lords reform vote Jul 10th, 2012 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Facing its first major parliamentary defeat, Britain's coalition government on Tuesday at the last minute dropped plans for a controversial vote on reforming parliament's unelected upper chamber, the Lords. The government... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : facing, defeat, government, drops, lords, reform, vote, Top Keywords

Cameron faces major rebellion over Lords reform Jul 9th, 2012 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron faces one of the biggest rebellions of his premiership after more than a fifth of his own party threatened on Monday to vote against plans to reform parliament's upper chamber, the House of Lords. ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cameron, faces, major, rebellion, lords, reform, vote, Top Keywords

Coalition under strain over House of Lords reform Jul 9th, 2012 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) MPs were to begin debating a controversial draft law Monday to reform the House of Lords amid fierce opposition from within the ruling coalition. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : coalition, under, strain, house, lords, reform, vote, Top Keywords

Government set for the Lords reform war Jun 27th, 2012 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - After 100 years of haggling, the government aims to drag parliament's unelected upper house into democracy, laying out bold plans on Wednesday that could shake the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition to its core. The Lords... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : government, lords, reform, house, lords, reform, vote, Top Keywords

Will Britain finally replace the House of Lords? Jun 27th, 2012 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) Can Britain's government ditch the dukes, eject the earls and kick out the cronies? (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : will, britain, finally, replace, house, lords?, vote, Top Keywords