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

In 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 ...

But reports of the House of Lords spending nearly £90,000 last year on a luxury few can afford left me with a very sour taste in my mouth.

Peers have criticised the new front door to the House of Lords, after ministers revealed it cost £9.6m and still does not work properly. The Peers' Entrance began a multi-year security upgrade in 2023 ...

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 government’s contentious Rwanda policy, which has been championed by the prime minister, has prompted a rebellion in Britain’s unelected second chamber.

The House was adjourned for a short time as the demonstrators were escorted out. Screen grab of members of the House of Lords looking up during a protest in the chamber after protesters calling ...

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.

Served in the Peers’ Dining Room’s Gothic setting, with stained glass windows and original Pugin wallpaper, you can enjoy executive chef Gary Devereaux and head chef Mark Hulland’s three ...

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 The bill will remove the remaining 92 hereditary peers, whose presence in the Lords is described as "outdated and ...