It was the academic Peter Hennessy who described House of Lords reform as the “Bermuda Triangle of British politics: every generation or so, people go into the Bermuda Triangle – some never reappear.” ...

Every year, without fail, the U.K.’s State Opening of Parliament sparks renewed fascination for its extravagant conventions entangled in royal tradition. The State Opening—which takes place in the ...

The Reform leader has hit out at a 'democratic disparity' that sees his party have no representation in Parliament's unelected upper chamber. This is despite Reform having four MPs and controlling a ...

Members of the House of Lords await the start of the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords Chamber - Leon Neal / Reuters Today the House of Commons will once again consider the House of ...

MPs have rejected an attempt by the House of Lords to block the expulsion of hereditary peers from the upper chamber. The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill is set to abolish the 92 seats reserved ...

The House of Lords, formally styled the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled and referred to ...

They knew they must fall. But they stood anyway. If there is one thing at which the English aristocracy excels it is the brave stand in the face of overwhelming odds. They charged in the Light Brigade ...