The Latest Breaking News from House of Lords

Editorial: Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today, why it is easier to be a constitutional reformer in opposition than in office

LABOUR have faced criticism for announcing a raft of new nominations to the House of Lords – after previously pledging to ditch the chamber…

The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell made his remarks as he led a House of Lords debate.

The Archbishop of Canterbury made his valedictory speech in the House of Lords on Thursday.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will face further scrutiny and votes in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

Lord Mackinley, who was giving his maiden speech in the House of Lords, was given a 5% chance of living when he got sepsis in September last year.

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden stressed MPs had backed the move and it was now down to peers to do the same

Pete Wishart described Parliament’s second chamber as an ‘absurd embarrassment’.

Two-thirds of the UK population are either overweight or obese – a crisis that costs billions each year in healthcare and lost productivity. Yet, in a 2021 review of nearly 700 obesity-related policies in England, researchers at the University of Cambridge found no evidence they had successfully reduced obesity. A…