The Latest Breaking News from Lords

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Unions have warned the government not to water down its workers' rights bill following Angela Rayner’s departure. But substantial hikes in the minimum wage and employers’ national insurance contributions, coupled with anaemic growth, could imperil all that this Labour government seeks to achieve

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will come before the House of Lords for its first debate among peers on Friday.

Cross-bench peer says support and hostility has been unleashed but insists ‘really detailed discussion’ is needed

With Kim Leadbeater’s bill set to be debated in the Lords on Friday, the former Paralympian star athlete who opposes the bill has revealed the abuse she has received from its supporters as allies in the Lords warn Starmer that it needs more time for scrutiny

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said the proposed legislation ‘could still fall’ if it runs out of time.

Industrialist and philanthropist who served as deputy speaker of the House of Lords for two years

The Commons rejected a Lords amendment to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill that would prevent bloodline peers being removed.

KEIR Starmer is reportedly planning to stuff the House of Lords with new Labour peers in a bid to drive his agenda through the upper chamber.

PM hopes list of Labour allies promoted to upper house will rebalance numbers and drive through legislation

The Labour frontbencher moved to correct ‘inaccurate information’ as the administration is neutral on the contentious legislation.

Critics of the legislation want the government to water it down, but for many employees change can’t come too soon