Tag: Lords
Hereditary Lords face up to extinction
Kate WhannelPolitical reporterGetty ImagesImprisoned in the Tower of London in 1538 waiting to be executed, Henry Courtenay, the Earl of Devon, wrote [...]
Watch: Protesters disrupt the House of Lords
Watch: Protesters disrupt the House of Lords
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Former Bristol MP takes seat in House of Lords
A former Bristol MP and shadow minister has taken her seat in the House of Lords after being awarded a life peerage.Thangam Debbonaire had served as t [...]
Sue Gray takes seat in the House of Lords
Sue Gray has been introduced into the House of Lords as Baroness Gray of Tottenham. The prime minister's former chief of staff left her Downing Street [...]
Idea of grey belt is largely redundant, Lords committee says
The government's idea of re-designating areas as "grey belt" land in its bid to build more homes is "largely redundant", a House of Lords committee ha [...]
Keir Starmer to nominate ex-adviser to House of Lords
Sir Keir Starmer is expected to nominate his former top adviser Sue Gray for a seat in the House of Lords.The former civil servant, who sprang to fame [...]
Welby sorry for hurting abuse survivors with Lords speech
The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised for causing "further distress" after Church of England abuse survivors criticised his Lords farewell speec [...]
UK Lords Echo Support for Digital Assets Property Bill
"It supports our efforts to ensure that our jurisdiction remains at the forefront globally, providing a flexible legal framework that can react to the [...]
Labour donor Lord Alli committed minor breaches of Lords rules
Labour peer Lord Waheed Alli committed four minor breaches in his register of interests, a report has found.The breaches are not related to previous r [...]
JK Rowling turned down House of Lords peerage twice
JK Rowling has revealed she turned down two offers of a peerage in the House of Lords and would turn down a third. The author's remarks came after Con [...]
‘Bionic lord’ Craig Mackinlay takes up seat in House of Lords
Former Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay has been formally introduced in the House of Lords as Baron Mackinlay of Richborough. By taking up his peerage [...]
Baroness Warsi quits Conservative Party in the Lords
Former Conservative Party chairwoman Baroness Warsi has resigned from the party in the House of Lords, claiming it has moved to the “far right”.The pe [...]
Public inquiries not delivering change, Lords report warns
PAPublic inquiries into disasters such as the Grenfell Tower fire take too long and often do not lead to change, a Lords report has found.Inquiries ar [...]
What is the House of Lords, how does it work and how is it changing?
The House of Lords is independent of the House of Commons, but carries out similar roles.For example, it examines and votes on legislation, questions [...]
Labour to unveil plans to abolish hereditary peers in Lords
PA MediaPlans to get rid of the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords have been set out by the government, marking the biggest shake-up o [...]