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1. House of Lords in stalemate over voting reform

19 Jan 2011: Labour peers refuse to pass second element of referendum bill, which sees the size of constituencies equalised

2. House of Lords and electoral reform: The kill bill all-nighter | Simon Hoggart's sketch

19 Jan 2011: Simon Hoggart: To keep them going their lordships had campbeds, coffee, sandwiches and entertainment

3. MPs want quick release of Queen Mother's papers

14 Apr 2002: Historians and MPs have demanded the release of secret papers recording the reactions of the Queen Mother and her husband, George VI, to the rise of Nazi Germany.

4. Bangladesh torture investigation: questions need to be answered | Michael White

18 Jan 2011: Michael White: The Guardian's investigation into the Task Force for Interrogation operation in Bangladesh and its links with MI5 and MI6 raises important questions

5. Voting reform bill debate finally adjourns after all-night sitting

18 Jan 2011: Marathon session in House of Lords – which results in just six amendments to the parliamentary voting system and constituencies bill – is adjourned after 20 hours of debate

6. Hugh Muir's diary

19 Jan 2011: Hugh Muir: Mayday, mayday. Has anyone seen the shadow health secretary?

7. Sincerely, bafflingly, David Cameron becomes Tony Blair's heir

17 Jan 2011: The prime minister's big public services speech was littered with quotes from the former No 10 occupant

8. Voting reform bill: peer pressure in action| Michael White

18 Jan 2011: Michael White: In the good old days backbenchers or frontbench oppositions that wanted to block legislation could talk all night to do so. Now only peers can rabbit on at will

9. Government torture inquiry can examine Bangladesh allegations

18 Jan 2011: Prime minister's spokesman says it is up to Sir Peter Gibson to decide whether to investigate when his inquiry gets under way

10. Why did peers pull an all-nighter?

18 Jan 2011: Allegra Stratton examines the parliamentary procedure that brought about last night's all-night battle of wills in the House of Lords as peers debated constitutional reform

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