The Lords would do Britons a service by amending — or even helping defeat — this bill. Yet it could prove the last hurrah for the storied house, whose powers and role Labour is aiming to curtail. Many ...

A law to reform the House of Lords is being introduced by the Labour government. The bill will remove the remaining 92 hereditary peers, whose presence in the Lords is described as "outdated and ...

I n the House of Lords they are still busy debating a bill that will decide whether 92 assorted dukes, earls, viscounts and hereditary barons should continue to have a role in making laws for the ...

F or full transparency, I should be clear in stating that I love champagne – nothing is quite as magical and versatile to drink. But reports of the House of Lords spending nearly £90,000 last ...

Almost £90,000 worth of champagne was bought for events and at the gift shop in the House of Lords last year. A total of 1,589 bottles were bought over the course of 2023, at a cost of £88,987. ...

The largest legislative assembly outside China, the House of Lords has some 800 members, including 91 who inherited titles, and 26 archbishops and bishops.

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, which has already been through the Commons, will abolish the 92 seats reserved for members of the upper chamber who are there by right of birth.

L ONDON — The U.K. government’s plans to allow artificial intelligence firms to use copyrighted work, including music, have been dealt another setback by the House of Lords.. An amendment to ...

The House of Lords in Britain’s Houses of Parliament opens its Peers’ Dining Room to the public for a few days every year, and this writer enjoyed a very British three-course meal.

Anyone can get a seat in the House of Lords.You don’t need to be a party donor, government benefactor, baron, baroness or a bishop. The Palace of Westminster’s second chamber’s Peers ...

A law to reform the House of Lords is being introduced by the Labour government. The bill will remove the remaining 92 hereditary peers, whose presence in the Lords is described as "outdated and ...

The House of Lords, external is part of the UK Parliament.. Also known as the Upper Chamber, it is independent from the House of Commons, external - where 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) debate ...