Peers are set to rake in more than £55,000 a year tax-free after the latest hike to their allowances. The standard per diem for members of the House of Lords is due to rise from £361 to £371 ...

From 1 April the daily pay for sitting Members of the House of Lords will increase from £361 to £371 in line with the 2.8pc rise in MPs’ salaries confirmed on Monday by the Independent ...

Protesters have disrupted the House of Lords with chants calling for the abolishment of the chamber. In footage from the Palace of Westminster, the group of about eight people could be heard ...

Over almost six hours, a raft of issues and amendments were discussed and largely resolved, including an attempt to reduce “the number of bishops sitting in the House of Lords from 26 to five” by Lord ...

Proceedings in the House of Lords have been disrupted after protesters and threw leaflets reading "No More Lords" and started shouting and singing. A group of around half a dozen people in the ...

The Liberal Democrats and Labour each have four hereditary peers sitting in the House of Lords at present. Two from each party would receive life peerages under one proposal being discussed among ...