The new front door to the House of Lords in London does not function properly, despite having undergone a major £9.6 million (€11.13 million) security upgrade from 2023, sparking outrage inside ...

Yet the Lords, far from “ indefensible,” as Sir Keir once described it, is one of the last bastions of serious politics in Britain. Replacing it with an elected house, if the replacements are to be of ...

Although, this being the House of Lords, it began quite slowly. It opened with some prayers from a bishop, and a mace being carried into the chamber. And then Black Rod, in tights, following it in.

In a move that would shake up the face of British democracy, the new Labour Government has proposed to expel all 92 remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords. This legislative push is part of ...

The U.K. government has pledged to remove hereditary peers from Parliament in 2025. For Lord Cromwell and 87 others, it is a wistful departure.

I T IS THE peculiar fate of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, to be rarely in the headlines except when there are calls for its reform or abolition. Now ...

The House of Lords is scheduled to begin debating the safety of Rwanda bill on Jan. 29. While the chamber cannot block legislation, it can delay bills for up to a year if they were not included in ...