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Miliband reveals plan for senate of nations


UK Political Correspondent
Saturday 1 November 2014
Ed Miliband will today pledge to replace the House of Lords with an American-style directly-elected senate representing the UK's nations and regions.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/ ... s.25747126


Labour puts forward plans for a Senate of the Nations and Regions to replace the House of Lords
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales ... te-8031407

Elected senate would replace House of Lords under Labour
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29857849

Ed Miliband fights for his political life amid rumours of Labour backbench coup

Ed Miliband was forced to try to head off a move to oust him yesterday by Labour backbenchers who fear the party is heading for defeat at next May’s general election.

It is understood that at least three MPs have told Dave Watts, chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), that Mr Miliband should quit for the sake of the party. “There is a crisis of confidence in him in the PLP,” said one senior MP.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po ... 44525.html

Tories plan to deny EU migrants out-of-work benefits under universal credit

Ministers believe unified system will be exempt from rule that labour-market benefits must be available to all EU workers
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014 ... sal-credit