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Analysis: Time to let go of Lords reform

Lords reform seems dead in the water. Time to move on?

Liberal Democrats would do well to realise it’s time to let go of Lords reform – and by doing so make the most of their remaining time in government.

Coalition ‘ready to drop Lords reform’

Backbench Tory rebels’ bid to scupper the government’s Lords reform proposals appear to have succeeded, after a report suggested David Cameron is ready to drop the proposals for good.

Boundary changes: View from the opposition

Democracy's rule changes will help the coalition parties come polling day in 2015

Being in opposition is always hard. When you’re opposing a coalition hell-bent on securing partisan advantage from constitutional changes, it’s even harder.

Labour blames coalition for partisan constitutional reforms

Boundary changes and voter registration changes have not helped government's Lords reform hopes

Labour has been alienated from helping the government with its Lords reform bill because of the coalition’s other changes to the constitution, a leading opposition frontbencher has told politics.co.uk.

Cameron and Clegg admit: ‘This hasn’t been a walk in the rose garden’

Clegg and Cameron have tried to limit their joint appearances

David Cameron and Nick Clegg admitted they were struggling to make the coalition work today, as they tried to relaunch the government amid widespread criticism of their performance.

Cameron ready to wash away Lords reform plans

An angel looks on from the House of Lords throne

David Cameron is set to propose a major watering-down of the coalition’s Lords reform proposals, according to reports.

Lords reform: How the coalition failed its first big test

We can finally sit back and digest the developments of the week…

Lords rebels ‘not fit to be MPs’

The party said the House of Lords is an '18th century sham'

Those who voted against Lords reform are “not fit to be MPs”, the Green party said in a scathing statement today.

Sketch: There’s life in Cameron yet

David Cameron: There's life in the old dog yet.

After the Tory rebellion over House of Lords reform, David Cameron could be expected to fall to Ed Miliband’s Labour attacks during PMQs, but he managed to survive.