House of Lords

Conservative Party donor Peter Cruddas was controversially handed a peerage by the Prime Minister (House of Lords)

Tory donor gives £500,000 to party days after PM controversially made him a peer

June 3, 2021

The Online Safety Bill proposes a new duty of care for tech companies that host user-generated content (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Concerns raised over scope of draft Online Safety Bill

May 25, 2021

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh (Arthur Edwards/The Sun/PA)

Queen to carry out first major ceremonial royal duty since Philip’s death

May 10, 2021

Plans to cap the House of Lords at 600 members is being ‘undone’ by Boris Johnson’s appointments, peers have said (Arthur Edwards/The Sun)

Plan to limit Lords to 600 members being ‘undone’ by PM appointments, say peers

May 9, 2021

House of Lords authorities have announced that by-elections are set to resume (Aaron Chown/PA)

Campaigning group urges new Lord Speaker to abolish aristocrat elections

May 1, 2021

A House of Lords committee has said the Government must create a hybrid system for the NHS that embraces virtual consultations while allowing face-to-face appointments to continue (Zoom/PA)

NHS needs ‘hybrid’ system that embraces virtual appointments – peers

April 22, 2021

The Houses of Parliament.

“Archaic disgrace”: Elections renew and refresh our politicians but what about our parliaments? Experts call for change on both sides of the border

April 18, 2021

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Lord Speaker: Number of peers is ridiculous, the Prime Minister needs to stop

August 2, 2020

Baroness Mone has spoken four times since being ennobled in 2015

The silence of the Lords: Critics demand reform as Scots peers claim a fortune but don’t say a word

June 16, 2019

Sir Menzies Campbell

Pro-European Lords push for fresh EU referendum

January 23, 2017

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Future of Union ‘under threat’ as a result of ‘piecemeal’ devolution, warns House of Lords committee

May 25, 2016