Mirembe Woodrow, who is studying for a PhD at Southampton, carried out the analysis: "We were really surprised to find so many people weren't sure whether they had long Covid or not, and the study shows there is still work to do to increase awareness of the condition and remove barriers to accessing diagnosis, treatment and support."
Concerns have also been raised about some of the peers nominated by former prime ministers including Boris Johnson, notably Lord Lebedev.The media mogul and son of an ex-KGB agent was given a life peerage in 2020, but has spoken just once on the floor of the House.
In December 2022, Sir Keir unveiled a report by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, which contained plans to abolish the House of Lords alongside other constitutional reforms.The report was billed as a potential blueprint for the first term of a Labour government.Since then, there have been several attempts to water down the plans, with Labour now promising instead to "immediately modernise" the upper chamber.
In its manifesto, Labour said it "recognises the good work of many peers who scrutinise the government and improve the quality of legislation passed in Parliament, reform is long over-due and essential."Because appointments are for life, the second chamber of Parliament has become too big," the document added.
The BBC understands the cap would apply at the end of the parliament when peers turn 80, allowing some to stay until the age of 85.
There is no upper age limit for serving MPs.How safety was regarded as, at best, not as a vote-winner; and at worst as an obstruction to the economy. How regulation was viewed as guidance to be bent. An inherent lack of curiosity - a presumption that someone else would check, that something
bad couldn’t happen here.More than 3,000 high- and mid-rise buildings across England are still being monitored because they have unsafe cladding.
The recommendations made next week will attempt to ensure such a disaster can never happen again.As always the government will have no obligation to carry these out. Nor is there a formal process to monitor what they reject or why.