The Latest Breaking News from House of Lords

Lords rules and culture make it easy for peers to abuse privileged position

Unreformed system means peers can profit by taking outside roles based on insider knowledge and access

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025

Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules

Lord Evans of Watford and Lord Dannatt were filmed breaking rules, in undercover footage recorded by Guardian

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025

Sophie Turner says assisted dying bill poses ‘serious risk’ to eating disorder patients

The letter from Eat Breathe Thrive Foundation for Eating Disorders has support from mental health charity Mind and other celebrities

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Suspension of hereditary peer by-elections extended as aristocrats face removal

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill is set to remove the right of bloodline peers to sit and vote in the upper chamber.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

Leading doctor and charity boss to join House of Lords cross benches

Professor Dame Clare Gerada and Polly Neate will sit as non-party-political members of the unelected second chamber.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

Widow who took husband to Dignitas tells peers law must change

A special scrutiny committee is to begin on Wednesday on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2025

Democratic oversight measures for NI Brexit rules are ‘insufficient’, peers find

A House of Lords committee called for urgent action to address issues with arrangements designed to give politicians and stakeholders a greater say.

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025

Ex-Lord Speaker Baroness D’Souza faces ban after raising 20mph speeding tickets with Met chief

Lady D’Souza used House of Lords headed paper to query her offences with the Metropolitan Police chief

Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025

House of Lords in Crisis: PPE Scandal, Israel Connection, and Growing Public Outrage

The UK House of Lords faces mounting scandals shaking public trust. Michelle Mone is tied to the £122m PPE Medpro ruling over faulty COVID contracts, while Lord David Wolfson faces backlash for supporting an IDF café near Gaza. These controversies fuel anger over corruption, cronyism, and impartiality, intensifying calls for…

International Business Times UK · Oct 3, 2025

As More Countries Ban First-Cousin Marriage, Why Does the UK Still Allow It?

The UK faces growing calls to ban first-cousin marriages as health risks mount, while countries like Norway and China have already outlawed the practice.

International Business Times UK · Sep 29, 2025