Former Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has officially joined the House of Lords, prompting criticism from political opponents and intensifying the ongoing leadership contest.

The assisted dying bill has returned to Parliament under Labour MP Lauren Edwards, triggering warnings of a major constitutional crisis if forced through the Commons.

Anas Sarwar has resigned as Scottish Labour leader and Holyrood MSP to accept a life peerage and trade minister role under Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

Anas Sarwar is departing the Scottish Parliament to join the UK government as a Minister of State for Trade, sparking a leadership transition for Scottish Labour.

Peers voted to remove the statutory exit date from the government's flagship Brexit legislation, marking the administration's 12th defeat in the Lords.

Parliament is set to debate government spending and national security legislation while select committees hold ministers and public figures to account. Operational pressures have intensified as the volume of written parliamentary questions reaches record levels.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will formally fail this parliamentary session following extensive amendments. MP Kim Leadbeater plans to reintroduce the measure in the next session.