The Latest Breaking News from Lords

Spare a thought for the Conservative Party, which is rapidly haemorrhaging top talent. A report in the Guardian last week found the so-called natural party of government is set to lose nearly 1,000 years of Commons expertise after 66 experienced MPs announced plans to step down at the next election.

More than 600 prominent lawyers sign letter that calls for end to exports as a ‘measure to prevent’ genocide

The assessment comes from UK peer Paul Scriven, a Liberal Democrat, during a House of Lords sports-washing debate held in the chamber on Thursday. He says it was prompted by Domenicali failing to engage.

Huge costs, mounting opposition, negligible impacts: nothing about this absurd asylum bill appears to make any sense, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Peers voted for numerous amendments making it improbable the legislation will return to the Commons this side of Easter

House of Lords deals blow to ruling Conservatives’ ‘stop the boats’ policy.

Historian and deputy speaker of the Lords who chaired the Security Industry Authority

Last parliamentary private secretary to Harold Wilson, whose political career spanned six decades

A bill now in the Lords is intended to protect Israel from any criticism. It goes further than Thatcher ever did when she tried to stop us protesting to free Nelson Mandela, says former government minister Peter Hain