Concerns have been raised repeatedly that the iconic Westminster building could face a Notre-Dame style blaze if restoration ...

Members of the House of Lords have submitted their firm feedback that investment trusts should be excluded from the regulator ...

Baroness Manningham-Buller, who chairs the House of Lords Conduct Committee, said a rule change argued for by Conservatives ...

A proposed new law to reform the House of Lords appointments process would tackle cronyism and “enhance public trust”, ...

Lords talking about themselves ‘to destruction’ during hereditary peers debate - Campaigner Lord Grocott urged colleagues to ...

“The House of Lords is indefensible.” So said Keir Starmer in December 2022, endorsing proposals drawn up by his predecessor ...

Most members of the House of Lords are life peers, meaning they may sit in the House of Lords for their lifetime, but their peerage cannot be passed on to an heir. Twenty six Church of England ...

A DEBATE about the Armed Forces gave the Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham Usher, an opportunity to tell of his personal ...

Political donors and ‘chums’ of prime ministers could be blocked from the House of Lords under a proposed new law. Conservative peer Lord Norton of Louth wants to tighten the rules around the ...

Most members of the House of Lords are appointed for life (though since 2014 they have been allowed to retire). The exceptions to this are the ‘Lords Spiritual’—the 26 Church of England archbishops ...

If it passes, the bill will then have to progress through the House of Lords before it can receive royal assent and become ...