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Monday May 17 2010 | timesonline.co.uk | No 69949 Max 18C, min 4C £1 World Cups: win one, lose one? 2018 football dreams on hold as Triesman quits News, pages 4, 5 Analysis the game AIJAZ RAHI/AP IN THE NEWS Flights cancelled as the Coalition ash cloud drifts south Airline passengers face more disruption as the volcanic ash cloud and Britain’s longest cabin crew strike threaten to ground hundreds of flights. A band of ash that closed airspace over Scotland, the North creates 100 of England, the Midlands, Wales and Ireland was drifting south, and the operators of Heathrow were last night prepared for the closure of Europe’s busiest airport. News, page 3 peers with Bangkok talks rebuffed The Thai Government rejected a proposal by Red Shirt leaders for negotiations mediated by the United Nations. Clashes in Bangkok have left at least 33 dead Lords deal and 200 injured. News, pages 12, 13 Police computer crisis Increase agreed despite pledge on reform A new computer system designed to deliver major financial savings Sam Coates director, and Neil Sherlock, a partner for the country’s biggest police Chief Political Correspondent at KPMG, two advisers to the party, are force is running six months late and possible candidates. £10 million over budget, The Times David Cameron and Nick Clegg will Senior Lib Dems said that the coali- has learnt. News, page 6 create more than 100 peers to ensure tion must fulfil its promise to appoint that controversial legislation gets Lib Dem peers. Lord Oakeshott of through Parliament. Seagrove Bay, a Lib Dem peer, said: Milibands look to future The coalition government has “The coalition agreement entitles us to David Miliband formally agreed to reshape the House of Lords, at least 50 more new Lib Dem peers to announces his campaign for the currently dominated by Labour, to be reflect our share of the vote on May 6. Labour leadership today, hoping “reflective of the vote” at the general This is a key part of the coalition pack- that attention will focus on the election. That saw the Tories and the age for Liberal Democrats and a real party’s future direction rather than Liberal Democrats together get 65 per test of our new Government’s good on sibling rivalry. News, page 10 cent. faith.” None of Labour’s 211 existing peers During the election campaign, can be removed, so the coalition must details of Gordon Brown’s resignation First lesbian bishop appoint dozens of its own to rebalance honours list surfaced, but the appoint- The Anglican Church appeared the upper chamber. Lib Dem estimates ments were delayed until after polling closer than ever to a formal suggest that the number of Tory peers day. Reports over the weekend suggest schism over homosexual clergy last that Mr Brown is still keen to use his night after the ordination in final executive powers on leaving California of its first openly lesbian A portrait of power: office. bishop. World news, page 27 Labour peers in the resignation hon- inside the new No 10 ours list could include John Prescott, News, pages 8, 9 the former Deputy Prime Minister, Sue Prudential poised Nye, the aide Mr Brown blamed for his Prudential was poised to launch its “bigot” gaffe, Ruth Kelly, the former long-awaited $21 billion rights would need to rise from 186 to 263 and Education Secretary, and Des Browne, issue, the largest in British Lib Dem peers from 72 to 167. the former Defence Secretary. corporate history, to fund its The first wave is expected soon, to The appointment of extra peers is an $35.5 billion takeover bid for AIA in enable additional ministerial appoint- interim step while plans are examined Asia. Business news, page 33 ments to take place, with further to determine how to make the House announcements within the parliament. of Lords wholly or mainly elected using Inside today Potential Conservative peers include a proportional representation system. the former leader Michael Howard, The exact number of new peers de- Woody Allen’s Michael Spencer, the party Treasurer, pends on how long these deliberations and Andrew Feldman, appointed party take, with the committee asked to re- new film is a co-chairman last week. Angela Knight, port with draft motions by December. Peeping Tom the former Tory MP and head of the They are likely to advocate single, rom-com for British Bankers’ Association, is under long terms in office. Existing peers will consideration. Simon Wolfson, the be allowed to stay in the Lords after the intellectuals Next chief executive, and Sir Anthony reforms under a system known as First Night from Bamford, the chairman of JCB, are also “grandfathering”. Cannes, page 7 thought likely to be elevated. Sir James The coalition document says: “Lords Paul Collingwood celebrates as England win their first ICC one-day competition, Sassoon is expected to get a ministerial appointments will be made with the beating Australia in the World Twenty20 final in Barbados Sport, pages 69-72 position. objective of creating a second chamber The Lib Dems would be likely to reflective of the share of the vote reach into local government for some secured by the political parties in the Thwacking bankers will appointments. Party donors could be last general election.” There are cur- Captain fantastic leads rewarded, although the Lib Dems have rently 186 crossbenchers, who will con- not revive the economy ruled out putting any with non-dom tinue to be appointed under the or shrink the deficit tax status in the second chamber. Ian existing process. Over 80 peers were Bill Emmott, page 19 Wright, the Diageo communications Continued on page 8, col 2 England to new heights.
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