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UK Lawmakers to Question BBC Over 'Dismal' Eurovision Record
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee is expected to hear from BBC executives and music industry figures on Britain's recent Eurovision performances
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House of Lords Drops Tie Requirement, Shifts to "Business Attire" Dress Code
The upper chamber of Parliament relaxes its formal dress code, allowing men to wear business suits without neckwear.
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Readers Reflect on Commons Defeat of Assisted Dying Bill
A Guardian letters page gathers reader responses to the narrow rejection of England and Wales' assisted dying bill, with views split on what the vote revealed about parliamentary scrutiny.
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UK Peers Call for Tobacco-Style Gambling Advertising Ban
A cross-party House of Lords committee says a near-total ban on gambling ads would be the most effective way to reduce public harms.
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Labour MP Says Assisted Dying Bill Should Return to House of Lords
Lauren Edwards, who reintroduced the terminally ill adults bill, argues in a Guardian opinion piece that peers should not block legislation she says has strong public support.
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Burnham Makes First Commons Appearance as PM, Six Weeks After Entering No 10
BBC Politics reports on the prime minister's debut in Parliament, which came more than six weeks after he took office.
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Explainer: Why MPs Use the 'Chiltern Hundreds' to Resign
A centuries-old parliamentary procedure allows MPs to step down from the House of Commons, with Sir Keir Starmer reportedly the latest to take up the office, according to BBC Politics.
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