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An organisation promoting electoral reform is urging the new Lord Speaker to abolish a controversial system of replacing hereditary members in the House of Lords. The Electoral Reform Society called resuming the by-elections a “sign of very warped priorities” and urged Lord McFall of Alcluith, set to replace Lord Fowler as Lord Speaker, to take action on the “absurd practice”. The system used to choose which aristocrats get to sit in the upper chamber has been put on hold since last March in the light of the coronavirus crisis. However, House of Lords authorities have announced that b...

Former West Dunbartonshire MP named new Lord Speaker John McFall served as a local Labour politician in the area for 23 years. (Image: Daily Record) Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A former MP for West Dunbartonshire has been name...

Baron McFall of Alcluith has been elected as the new Speaker of the House of Lords DUMBARTON’S former MP has been elected to one of the top jobs in the Houses of Parliament. John McFall – now Lord McFall – was elected as the new Speaker of the House of Lords, or simply Lord Speaker, this week. The former Labour MP beat Baroness Hayter and Lord Alderdice in the election to the job, which comes with a salary of £104,360. He represented the Dumbarton constituency at Westminster from 1987 until 2005, and after constituency boundaries in Scotland were redrawn, served as West Dunbart...

Labour peer John McFall elected new House of Lords Speaker Kate Devlin © Provided by The Independent A Labour peer who led a parliamentary inquiry into the 2008 financial crisis has been named the new speaker of the House of Lords. Lord McFall of Alcluith was elected by his peers. He will replace Lord Fowler, the Conservative peer and former health secretary, at the start of next month. Lord McFall said the Lords faced some “fundamental challenges”, the most immediate of which was how to return to Westminster in greater numbers once the current lockdown restrictions a...

BBC News Published image copyrightUK Parliament Lord McFall of Alcluith has been elected as the Lords Speaker, to oversee peers in Parliament. The ex-Labour MP beat rivals Baroness Hayter and Lord Alderdice to the role which comes with a £104,360 salary. The election was triggered by the resignation of Lord Fowler who said he was standing down to "speak his mind" on issues he cares about like Aids. The Lord Speaker presides over debates in the chamber and is responsible for security in the Lords' area. Lord McFall said he was "humbled" to have been chosen. He said the Lords' return to Westmi...