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The Latest Breaking News from Peers

Foreign states including repressive regimes pay peers over £3m in two years

Middle East nations among those to have paid 27 members of Lords for work such as consultancy and legal advice

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

Josh Allen Has Perfect Reaction to Being Voted 'Most Overrated Quarterback' by Peers

The Bills star quickly pivoted to another part of the anonymous player survey conducted by ESPN.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 28, 2024

New UK laws passed this week that will impact you - including immigration, protesting and animal welfare

The new legislation is considered controversial and has been fiercely debated.

Daily Record · Apr 29, 2022

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New UK laws passed this week and how they impact you - from marriage, immigration, protest to voting

The new legislation has been hotly debated and much is controversial

Wales Online · Apr 29, 2022

Tory minister accused of trying to 'fool' peers with claims on voter ID crackdown

Lord True defended the move because in Northern Ireland, where photo ID was introduced in 2002, turnout was higher than in other parts of the UK - but turnout levels in NI dropped for more than a decade after the change

Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2022

Peers inflict defeat on Government over controversial voter ID proposals

The House of Lords voted 199 to 170 to expand the list of accepted identification to include non-photo documents.

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022

Boris Johnson dealt avalanche of Lords defeats over his 'inhumane' refugees Bill

Lords voted to remove the harshest elements of the Nationality and Borders Bill - which a Bishop branded 'inhumane', and an ex-Supreme Court justice said 'flagrantly breaches' our human rights requirements

Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2022

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Policing Bill: Peers defy Government again to vote to remove noise limit on protests

Peers voted against the Government yet again

Evening Standard · Mar 31, 2022

Health care responders support peers

First Responder Trauma Counselors offers mental health services for first responders and health care workers

Salon · Mar 27, 2022

House of Lords marks first live use of sign language interpretation

Peers also heard the Government has started drawing up plans for a GCSE in the language, with more likely to be revealed later this year.

The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2022

Lords defeat Boris Johnson over care cap that hits poorest with 'catastrophe'

Boris Johnson now faces another Tory MPs' revolt after peers voted 198-158 for an amendment to the Health and Care Bill, ensuring sums that councils pay towards care count towards a £86,000 cap

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2022

String of Lords defeats reflects concerns over PM and legislation

Analysis: Peers have inflicted greatest number of defeats on government in single parliamentary session since 1975-76

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2022

Peers move to stop ‘dirty money’ being laundered through post-Brexit freeports

Exclusive: Lib Dems want public register to stop freeports becoming ‘hotbeds’ for illicit finance

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2022

Johnson denies he was warned No 10 event in May 2020 was against rules and says he did not lie to parliament – as it happened

PM says ‘nobody told me that what we were doing was against the rules’ and says he did not tell lie in Commons

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022

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Wales Online · Jan 18, 2022

Kill the Bill: Government defeated as House of Lords demand controversial new legislation is amended

Parliamentary ping-pong for Government's Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022

Government plan to crack down on protests outside parliament defeated in Lords

Peers also inflict heavy defeat over proposed curbs on ‘noisy’ demonstrations

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