Patrick Stopford, 9th Earl of Courtown, sips on his pint in a small bar tucked away near the House of Lords, as he contemplates the looming end of an era. Known in Westminster as Patrick Courtown ...

Most members of the House of Lords are life peers, meaning they may sit in the House of Lords for their lifetime, but their peerage cannot be passed on to an heir. Twenty six Church of England ...

Questions over the future of the House of Lords are back on the table in the light of Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list, which includes one of his former advisers, thought to be in her ...

The House of Lords could inflict yet another defeat on the Government, this time on calls for a second phase of the Leveson inquiry into media standards. Crossbench peer Baroness Hollins is set to ...

The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament. It complements the work of the House of Commons and makes laws, holds government to account and investigates policy issues.

The House of Lords inflicted a string of defeats against the Labour front bench, paving the way for a parliamentary tussle. The legislation will batted between the two Houses of Parliament until ...