The Latest Breaking News from House of Lords

Met apologises to Lord Speaker after he was misidentified over Mandelson info

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was wrongly said in some media reports to have passed information to the police ahead of Lord Peter Mandelson’s arrest.

The Independent UK · Feb 26

'No veto' for Starmer over release of Mandelson files in Epstein scandal, says intelligence watchdog

The first documents on Lord Mandelson’s appointment as British ambassador to the US could be published as soon as next week

Evening Standard · Feb 26

Lord Speaker to meet Met after he was misidentified as source of Mandelson info

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean was wrongly said in some media reports to have passed information to the police ahead of Lord Mandelson’s arrest.

The Independent UK · Feb 26

The House of Lords has voted to stop under 16s using social media – what happens now?

The House of Lords has voted, by a significant margin of 261 to 150, to prevent children under 16 in the UK from using social media platforms.

The Conversation · Jan 22

Former Olympic swimmer and women’s campaigner Sharron Davies joins red benches

The silver medallist has been a prominent critic of transgender athletes being able to compete in women’s sport.

Evening Standard · Jan 20

Swinney condemns ‘absurdity’ of Mandelson remaining in House of Lords

The Scottish First Minister spoke out as the SNP at Westminster prepared to table a Bill seeking to remove the former minister’s peerage.

Evening Standard · Jan 12

Assisted dying bill debate could cost taxpayers almost £2m

Campaigners say if the debate results in a ‘safe, compassionate choice at the end of life’ then it will be ‘worth every penny’

The Independent UK · Jan 9

Bill for peers to debate assisted dying could reach nearly £2m, analysis shows

Analysis of money claimed by peers for debating assisted dying in September shows that nearly £2m could be spent on allowances by May.

Evening Standard · Jan 9

‘We will grind you down’: how rogue peers became Labour’s toughest opponents

As Labour seeks abolition of hereditary peers, Tory-dominated House of Lords has inflicted near-record number of defeats on No 10

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3

Young people will suffer most from UK’s ageing population, Lords say

House of Lords report says tools such as raising pension age and increasing immigration will not be adequate

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025