The Latest Breaking News from Lords

Former Tameside MP suspended from House of Lords for bullying security guard

Lord Tom Pendry was MP for Stalybridge and Hyde for 31 years before being made a Labour peer in 2001

Manchester Evening News · May 13, 2022

Labour peer suspended from Lords after 'bullying' allegations upheld

A VETERAN Labour peer has been suspended from the House of Lords after he was found to have bullied a member of security staff.

The National (Scotland) · May 12, 2022

What is Black Rod? Traditions and bizarre ceremony for State Opening of Parliament

Black Rod, a strange tradition in the Houses of Parliament, is about to feature heavily in today's Queen's Speech - but what is the role, who does it and what are the rituals surrounding it?

Daily Mirror · May 10, 2022

Government prorogues Parliament after controversial laws pass

House of Commons shut down for two weeks

Wales Online · Apr 28, 2022

Borders Bill has passed through UK Parliament - here's what happens now

THE much criticised Nationality and Borders Bill is set to become law after being passed through UK Parliament on Wednesday night.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 28, 2022

MPs and lords mark end of parliamentary session after controversial laws passed

Around 40 MPs, led by Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, filed out of the Commons.

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Simon Woolley's journey from a council estate to Cambridge University and House of Lords

Simon Woolley is the first black man working as master of Homerton college, Cambridge. He wants to use his role to encourage more black and working class kids to go to university

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2022

Boris Johnson ‘uncomfortable’ that Mail on Sunday editor was summoned by Speaker over Rayner article – as it happened

No 10 says the PM feels reporters must be free to report what they are told, after widely-condemned Angela Rayner article

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2022

Boris Johnson's care costs 'catastrophe' for the poor becomes law as Lords back down

Poorer and northern pensioners in England will be forced to pay more than Boris Johnson's original plan - after he U-turned and hammered them with extra costs

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2022

Priti Patel's 'police state' law against noisy protests passes after bitter year-long fight

The Police, Crime, Courts and Sentencing Bill has passed its final hurdle after a bitter tussle in the House of Lords - where it was branded a 'slippery slope of the erosion of fundamental human rights'

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2022