A law to reform the House of Lords is being introduced by the Labour government. The bill will remove the remaining 92 hereditary peers, whose presence in the Lords is described as "outdated and ...

King Charles has delivered the King's Speech in the House of Lords, setting out the government's planned new laws as part of the State Opening of Parliament. The speech marks the start of the new ...

Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham has said that he will not hold back on early changes to the House of Lords, including downsizing the second chamber and replacing it with a ‘Senate of Regions an ...

Plaid Cymru peer, Carmen Smith (Baroness Smith of Llanfaes) has presented her ‘House of Lords (Alternative Second Chamber) ...

Dozens of hereditary peers are set to lose their seats in the House of Lords, after the passage of a bill that will end a parliamentary role dating back hundreds of years. Peers passed the House of ...

The new front door to the House of Lords in London does not function properly, despite having undergone a major £9.6 million (€11.13 million) security upgrade from 2023, sparking outrage inside the UK ...

In the Members’ Tea Room, there is constant complaint from backbenchers of all parties about the diminishing power of Parliament. Some claim that the executive is too strong and undermines the voice ...

Protesters have disrupted proceedings in the House of Lords demanding the abolition of the unelected chamber. A group of around half a dozen people in the public gallery threw leaflets, shouted and ...

Parliament has been formally prorogued, signalling a significant shift with the end of hereditary peers in the House of Lords and ending a tradition hundreds of years old. The formal announcement, ...

Pro-life advocates note strong resistance in the chamber, with former Prime Minister Theresa May joining dozens of peers warning of harm to society’s most vulnerable. Peers gather during debate on the ...