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  1. theguardian.com/politics/2026/. "The former head of the #civilservice Chris Wormald received a record pay-out of almost £860,000 when he was forced out of the top job in #Whitehall by Keir #Starmer. Cabinet Office accounts have revealed that the former cabinet secretary, who was sacked earlier this year, was paid £859,496 upon departure... Wormald has since been made a #member of the #HouseofLords, after serving as cabinet secretary for just 14 months."

  2. Top civil servant sacked by Starmer received record £860,000 payout
    By Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

    Special approval needed for amount that surpassed what Chris Wormald was ‘contractually entitled to’

    theguardian.com/politics/2026/

    #Civilservice #KeirStarmer #Labour #Conservatives #HouseofLords #Politics #TheGuardian #JessicaElgotDeputypoliticaleditor

  3. Bizarre statement by #AnasSarwar! 🙄

    It's about his decision to eff to London, to a seat in the unelected #HouseOfLords. He will also be a minister for trade, but as a Minster Of State, he will have no power. The prize here is the Lords seat for life

    At the end, he refers to his successor, in a context that can only refer to the party leadership. But he never actually says that he is resigning as leader of #ScottishLabour. Is he still leader?

    #scotpol#ukpol

  4. A tough 5 years for Scotland's silliest clown show. Traditionally, every other year the leader of #ScottishLabour would be humiliatingly defenestrated, and replaced with someone even less competent.

    #AnasSarwar cheated by staying for 5 years, almost a million times the average tenure. The comedy cane from losing elections with increasing severity.

    Now he restores the humiliation by crawling to the #HouseOfLords.

    #SLAB Leader #11 due soon. Don't blink, or you'll miss them 😅🤣

    #scotpol #ukpol

  5. Lords back UK social media ban for under-16s

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0pne

    #UK
    #UnitedKingdom
    #Law
    #Peers
    #HouseOfLords
    #Under16
    #SocialMedia
    #SocialMediaBan

    This is a different ban, it seems the Lords want to Amend the schools bill, I think the #HouseOfCommons want to bring in a different Law for this.

  6. Yet another #Conservative Party Treasurer is being fast-tracked into the House of #Lords after donating millions of pounds

    Party donors being appointed to the #HouseOfLords undermines our #democracy and erodes the public’s trust in our #politics.

    It’s time for the government to STOP appointment of major party donors to the Lords.

    Tell the Prime Minister to intervene.

    Sigh:

    secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/

    #corruption #ToxicLabour #ToxicTories #UK #bribes

  7. Regarding the intention to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords, Labour's Thomas-Symonds said it was “indefeasible for people to sit in our legislature as an act of birth."

    I assume he has met Charles Saxophone Battenberberg Cake Adulterer Jug Jug Ears Windsor?

    #Peers
    #houseoflords