Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:orgs/house_of_lordstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/21/Welby_looks_pour_Anglican_troubled_5766

Former oil executive Justin Welby will be enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury on Thursday after speeding through the Church of England ranks to face the challenge of shepherding the fractious Anglican Communion through the coming years.

2013-03-21T08:52:17ZAFP European Editionby Robin Millardtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/05/give_green_light_secret_courts_0304

MPs voted in favour of controversial proposals to grant more civil courts permission to scrutinise secret evidence in private.

2013-03-05T08:09:01ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/25/Police_probe_claims_engulfing_Dems_c35f

Police are to probe claims of sexual impropriety by a former CEO of the Liberal Democrats that threaten to engulf party leader and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg.

2013-02-26T01:11:30ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/24/Deputy_aware_claims_against_party_c6ca

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Sunday admitted he was aware in 2008 of "indirect and non-specific concerns" about the behaviour of his party's then-chief executive.

2013-02-24T23:13:52ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/22/Dems_probe_sexual_harassment_claims_cdd1

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has ordered an urgent review into how the party deals with sexual harassment claims after a senior peer was accused of inappropriately touching female staff over several years.

2013-02-22T08:08:25ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/21/Dems_probe_sexual_harassment_claims_cdd1

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has ordered an urgent review into how the party deals with sexual harassment claims after a senior peer was accused of inappropriately touching female staff over several years.

2013-02-22T02:02:52ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/06/Parliament_approves_marriage_7d68

MPs voted in favour of controversial legislation allowing gay marriage despite fierce opposition from members of Prime Minister David Cameron's own party.

2013-02-06T08:26:51ZAFP European Editionby Danny Kemptag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/06/British_lawmakers_approve_marriage_7b63

British lawmakers voted in favour of controversial legislation allowing gay marriage despite fierce opposition from members of Prime Minister David Cameron's own party.

2013-02-06T08:18:55ZAFP Global Editionby Danny Kemptag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/Lawmakers_approve_marriage_114f

Lawmakers voted in favour of controversial legislation allowing gay marriage despite fierce opposition from members of Prime Minister David Cameron's own party.

2013-02-06T03:18:18ZAFP European Editionby Danny Kemptag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/British_lawmakers_approve_marriage_7b63

British lawmakers voted in favour of controversial legislation allowing gay marriage despite fierce opposition from members of Prime Minister David Cameron's own party.

2013-02-06T03:15:07ZAFP Global Editionby Danny Kemptag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/British_lawmakers_approve_marriage_historic_5e4f

British lawmakers voted in favour of controversial legislation allowing gay marriage on Tuesday despite fierce opposition from members of Prime Minister David Cameron's own party.

2013-02-05T22:25:51ZAFP European Editionby Danny Kemptag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/Opponents_attack_British_plans_marriage_5250

Opponents of British Prime Minister David Cameron's bid to push through legislation allowing gay marriage attacked the bill on Tuesday ahead of a vote in parliament.

2013-02-05T17:44:59ZAFP European Editionby Guy Jacksontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/parliament_marriage_vote_ae20

British Prime Minister David Cameron's cabinet allies launched a last-minute push to persuade their Conservative Party colleagues to back his plans for gay marriage at a vote in parliament Tuesday.

2013-02-05T13:56:38ZAFP European Editionby Guy Jacksontag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/31/Train_pricey_government_transport_spokesman_9661

The government's transport spokesman in the House of Lords has admitted that travelling by train was too expensive for him, reports said.

2013-02-01T03:47:58ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/30/Boundary_reform_likely_cost_Tories_d6cf

Newspapers said Wednesday that the House of Commons' vote to delay proposed constituency boundary reforms had, in effect, likely cost the Conservatives the chance of winning the 2015 general election.

2013-01-30T05:44:41ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/29/British_government_rift_over_constituency_dd9a

British Prime Minister David Cameron's plans to make parliamentary constituency sizes more equal were defeated on Tuesday when his coalition partners joined forces with the opposition to delay the proposal.

2013-01-29T22:49:59ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/15/Tories_angry_after_Lords_defeat_31d0

Further divisions within the coalition government were exposed when it suffered a House of Lords defeat over plans to redraw parliamentary boundaries.

2013-01-15T06:05:47ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/11/Establishment_alarmed_over_royal_succession_5f83

Prince William and his wife Catherine's baby will not be born until the summer, but changes to the rules of succession that would fundamentally affect its life are causing disquiet in the establishment.

2013-01-11T07:41:28ZAFP European Editionby Alice Ritchietag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/08/Second_Conservative_Lord_quits_b8f1

House of Lords member Jonathan Marland on Tuesday became the second British minister to resign this week amid reports of an upper-house rift within the coalition government.

2013-01-08T23:36:09ZAFP European EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/07/British_coalition_renews_mid-term_vows_6896

British Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg insisted Monday their coalition would serve its full five years as they pledged fresh reforms to mark the midway point of their government.

2013-01-07T17:55:12ZAFP European Editionby Danny Kemp