~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~38~RS~)
Nick Clegg confirms Lords reforms have been officially withdrawn
The government has officially withdrawn proposed legislation for elections to the House of Lords after admitting defeat over the plans last month.
In a statement to the Commons, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said ministers had sought but failed to build a consensus on the changes.
Tory MPs who opposed the plans cheered Mr Clegg as he confirmed the U-turn on the first day after the recess.
Read More
Most watched/listened
-
Footage from on board stricken plane
-
Heathrow: 'Flames were coming out'
-
One-minute World News
-
'My fiancé died on hard shoulder'
-
Preacher refuses to 'abhor' attack
-
Second jewel theft at Cannes festival
-
US road bridge falls into river
-
Black bear roams Los Angeles suburb
-
Schools set alight in Stockholm violence
-
Xbox One 'unrivalled device'
-
US road bridge falls into river
-
Obama heckled over Guantanamo Bay
-
Obama: Civilian drone deaths 'haunt us'
-
'Loud popping sound after take-off'
-
Journey into an Icelandic volcano
