BREAKING: House of Lords inflicts huge defeat on @BorisJohnson plan to break international law over Brexit
— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) November 9, 2020
433 to 165
Lord Kilclooney, a member of the British House of Lords who previously called an Irish politician a "typical Indian," is defending a tweet referring to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as "the Indian." He said he hadn't known her name when he wrote it. https://t.co/rlF4RO0nsJ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 9, 2020
NEW: Boris Johnson is on course for a heavy defeat in the House of Lords tomorrow on the Internal Market Bill.
— Sebastian Payne (@SebastianEPayne) November 8, 2020
Peers expected to vote to remove controversial clauses that break international law, which have alarmed new US president Joe Biden.https://t.co/Iv0Yo6R4d5
People say they want to reform the House of Lords, but where else on earth are there people wearing their trousers like this? It must be preserved. pic.twitter.com/Z2DUzV78PT
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) November 9, 2020
He did it before to Leo Varadkar and now he's done it to Kamala Harris. This sort of racism would be unacceptable from anyone, but from a member of the House of Lords it beggars belief. Action must be taken. https://t.co/2JbWFbqr9r
— Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) November 9, 2020
I had the great misfortune to be in a meeting with the ‘I’m not racist, I just had never heard of her before’ Lord Kilclooney. He’s a living example of why the House of Lords is nothing more than a rest home for the half dead and half witted and should be abolished forthwith. pic.twitter.com/HP2Ns3bnUA
— James Dornan SNP (@glasgowcathcart) November 9, 2020
I was going to ignore this as I thought it was someone using a pseudonym, another anonymous baiter. But no. This is real, and from a member of the House of Lords https://t.co/gityv7bLZn
— Jon Sopel (@BBCJonSopel) November 9, 2020
House of Lords hears there are only 2,088 haulage driver permits (out of 11,500 required) to export into EU in case of no deal. Customs declarations readiness "irrelevant because we can't leave the UK" - Neil Robinson, Chair, Cumbria LEP Logistics Sector Panel tells committee
— lisa o'carroll (@lisaocarroll) November 9, 2020
A House of Lords committee has just heard stark evidence from industry that critical systems won't be ready on Jan. 1, especially the customs system for Northern Ireland, known as CDS (Customs Declaration Service) 2/
— Joe Mayes (@Joe_Mayes) November 9, 2020
These comments are deeply offensive and it is not the first time he has used this kind of language. I have made a complaint to the Lords Commissioner for Standards. Here’s the link if you would like to join me https://t.co/PrWibJVE1n https://t.co/Btt0teUvuz
— Sarah Wollaston (@sarahwollaston) November 9, 2020