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 ...

Peers could be forced to resign if they do not contribute enough to the House of Lords, under reforms ministers hope to make. Baroness Smith of Basildon, the Leader of the House of Lords, also ...

The Commons rejected a Lords amendment to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill that would prevent bloodline peers being removed. MPs have rejected an attempt by the House of Lords to block the ...

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 ...

Labour intends to remove peers who fail to make sufficient contributions in the House of Lords and push forward with proposals to introduce a retirement age of 80 for members of the upper chamber. The ...

The Rt Rev Sophie Jelley swore an oath of allegiance in a short ceremony [Diocese of Coventry] The new Bishop of Coventry has taken her seat on the red benches of the House of Lords, after a ceremony ...

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The Rt Rev Sophie Jelley swore an oath of allegiance in a short ceremony The new Bishop of Coventry has taken her seat on the red benches of the House of Lords, after a ceremony in which she swore the ...

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