The Latest Breaking News from Lords

Keir Starmer warned by Labour peers not to waste political capital on Lords reform

Policy could distract party from pushing through other urgent measures, leader is told

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2022

Michelle Mone accused of trying to ‘bully’ ministers over PPE contracts

Whitehall sources reportedly say ‘rude’ peer lobbied Michael Gove and Lord Agnew to secure business for PPE Medpro

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022

Keir Starmer set to backtrack over House of Lords abolition pledge, reports say

LABOUR'S plans to abolish the House of Lords are set to be compromised after a row between Gordon Brown and Keir Starmer’s advisers, it has…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2022

Bank of England ‘blindsided’ by Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget, says governor

Andrew Bailey tells Lords committee of ‘extraordinary process’ with ‘no formal communication’ between Treasury and Bank

The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022

Thousands sign petition to expel Michelle Mone from House of Lords

The life peer reportedly received £29 million from a PPE firm that won a major government contract

Wales Online · Nov 28, 2022

Thousands sign petition calling for Michelle Mone to be expelled from House of Lords

TENS of thousands of people have signed a petition calling for Michelle Mone to be expelled from the House of Lords.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 28, 2022

The good, the bad and the downright ugly of the House of Lords

WHAT do these people have in common? Ruth Smeeth, Sonny Leong, Fiona Twycross, David Prentis, Frances O’Grady, Tom Watson, Sharon Taylor, and…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2022

Global population: numbers do matter

If we want to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, we have to accept that population growth is a factor

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2022

Call these voter ID laws what they really are: voter suppression and an attack on young people

Older people lean Conservative – no wonder the government wants to keep younger ones away from ballot boxes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2022

The Guardian view on crony capitalism: a moral corruption stalks parliament

Editorial: The country is in trouble if during a national emergency the economy could be so easily rigged to favour connected insiders

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022