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

The Armed Forces Commissioner Bill puts forward “for the first time, a genuinely independent champion to hear first-hand from ...

A former Bristol MP and shadow minister has taken her seat in the House of Lords after being awarded a life peerage. Thangam ...

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “stuffing” the House of Lords with his allies at the same time as attempting to abolish ...

Members of the House of Lords are talking about themselves “to destruction” amid a proposed law to oust hereditary peers, Parliament has heard. Labour peer Lord Grocott, who has long ...

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 ...

The Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill will remove the restriction on people of the Roman Catholic faith holding the office of His Majesty’s Lord High Commissioner to the General ...

Lord Dubs said: “A two-state solution has long been Labour Party policy. It was in our manifesto, it was supported by the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary David Lammy said ‘We’re committed to ...

Swindon Borough Council is to showcase the town's thriving economy and potential for investment at an event in the House of Lords next week.