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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
- 04/09/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsOn 4 September 2025 the House of Commons considered amendments made by the House of Lords to the Bill. The Government promised in 2024 to legislate to remove the last remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords and this Bill delivers on that promise. Earlier this year, Peers voted in favour of making four
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My Statement on the Lisbon Elevador Gloria Funicular Tragedy
- 04/09/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
As Chair of the APPG on Portugal, I wrote to the Ambassador of Portugal in the UK HE Nuno Brito expressing my condolences on the tragic events and hand delivered it to the Embassy. I send my deepest condolences to the people of Portugal on this day of mourning following the tragic events at Bairro
