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The Latest Breaking News from the House of Lords

What does the State Opening of Parliament involve and why?

A day of pomp and ceremony awaits in Westminster, this year taking place against the backdrop of a tumultuous week for Sir Keir Starmer and his Government

Evening Standard

Sharron Davies to fight speeding ticket at trial after blaming 'poor' motorway signs

Ex-Olympic swimmer and member of the House of Lords was caught by a speed camera on the M4

Evening Standard

For God’s sake give blind and partially-sighted people a chance, says Blunkett

A tactile bronze bust of David Blunkett is on display in the House of Lords’ Royal Gallery.

Evening Standard

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Tory peer criticises ‘fatuous actresses’ who buy dogs with health conditions

Shadow environment minister Lord Blencathra called for the Government to ‘stamp out’ breeders producing dogs with debilitating diseases.

Evening Standard

What was confirmed for Scotland and devolution in Keir Starmer's King's Speech?

KING CHARLES delivered a speech in the House of Lords today ...

The National (Scotland)

What time is the King's Speech and the State Opening of Parliament?

The King’s Speech outlines the new government's policy priorities for the year

Evening Standard

No matter how bad the Rwanda bill is, a bunch of unelected peers shouldn’t decide its fate

Democracy needs checks and balances. But the undemocratic composition of the Lords deprives it of basic legitimacy, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Sunak and Starmer told to provide more than ‘sketchy’ details on proposed peers

Concern that quick succession of prime ministers has filled House of Lords with donors, junior aides and MPs who have lost seats

The Guardian - UK

Champagne worth £90,000 bought in House of Lords last year, FoI data shows

Sales of 1,589 bottles prove Lords is ‘archaic and out of touch’ during cost of living crisis, says the SNP

The Guardian - UK

'Voters will be fizzing': Lords Champagne sales hit highest level for five years

CHAMPAGNE sales in bars in the House of Lords rose to the highest level for five years last year, with almost £90k worth of fizz sold in 2023.

The National (Scotland)

"I thought it was going to be the usual boring day, then suddenly The Yardbirds knocked on the door": the day rock'n'roll took on the British establishment

When a politician spoke out against rock music in the House of Lords in spring of 1964, The Yardbirds had an idea: to stage an unannounced gig in his garden

Louder

Peers need more vetting, says new head of House of Lords appointments

Ruth Deech says making huge donations ‘not enough in itself’ and that ‘one has to look at their other qualities’

The Guardian - UK

‘We can’t make assisted suicide the norm until we give disabled people another option’

James Moore speaks to disability rights activist Jane Campbell about the ways disabled people are dehumanised by the UK’s broken healthcare system – and what she’s doing to change that

The Independent UK

Woman claims 'Premier Inn would’ve left me to die in fire because I’m a wheelchair user'

Dr Hannah Barham-Brown had been in London to attend a Motability event at the House of Lords when she was stuck on the fourth floor of a hotel in the middle of a fire alarm

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Watch as chancellor gives evidence to Economic Affairs Committee after budget

Watch from the House of Lords as peers hear evidence from Jeremy Hunt about the economy.

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