Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Lords

Could the assisted dying bill fall at the next hurdle?

Almost six months after MPs backed the principle of assisted dying, the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill – sponsored by Labour backbencher Kim Leadbeater – is set to return to the House of Commons chamber on May 16 to undergo further debate.

The Conversation

Passports cannot be used to check biological sex says peer as Lords stands off with Government

A Conservative amendment to an upcoming bill ensures ‘biological sex data’ can be recorded in the future

The Independent UK

House of Lords pushes back against government’s AI plans

Peers back amendment to data bill requiring AI companies to reveal which copyrighted material they have used

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

‘Government pays!’: hereditary peer faces questions over expenses claim for business trip

Earl of Shrewsbury offers to reimburse taxpayer over use of first-class ticket and his ‘erroneous’ claims

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s been traumatic’: the inside story of Tell Mama’s break with Labour government

The not-for-profit, which has been recording anti-Muslim hate crime for 13 years, now faces an uncertain future

The Guardian - UK

Petition to stop Donald Trump addressing UK Parliament hits huge milestone

A PETITION calling for Donald Trump to be blocked from addressing the UK Parliament during his state visit has attracted more than 40,000 signatures…

The National (Scotland)

Fathers ‘betrayed’ by Labour workers’ rights bill, say paternity leave campaigners

Exclusive: Promised ‘day one’ right will not include statutory pay for new dads who have been in job for less than six months

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Michael Gove reveals new Lords title – and states it could divide locals

Michael Gove has revealed his new title as he prepares to enter the House of Lords, admitting that it could divide locals ...

The National (Scotland)

Parliament approves emergency powers to take control of Scunthorpe steelworks

Emergency legislation giving the Government the power to instruct British Steel to keep the plant open passed both the Commons and Lords in one day.

Evening Standard

Parliament approves British Steel bill as sources say owners blocked from entering Scunthorpe plant – as it happened

The Steel Industry (Special Measures) has now passed through the House of Lords and is awaiting royal assent

The Guardian - UK

Ruth Davidson under fire for breaking personal pledge on House of Lords reform

RUTH Davidson has not engaged with the House of Lords reform bill in any capacity – despite pledging to work on “reforming the House of Lords…

The National (Scotland)

Parliament to vote on granting Government control of British Steel

Both the Commons and the Lords will break from Easter recess for a highly unusual Saturday sitting.

Evening Standard

British Steel’s future ‘hangs in the balance’, Sir Keir Starmer says

Both the Commons and the Lords will return to Parliament for a rare Saturday sitting.

Evening Standard

'Slap in the face': SNP hit out as Alister Jack and Michael Gove to join Lords

RISHI Sunak has given “one last slap in the face to the people of Scotland”, the SNP have said after reports that he would give both Michael…

The National (Scotland)

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer helped secure meeting with minister for Canadian firm he advises

Ian Duncan ‘facilitated an introduction’ for Terrestrial Energy, which was seeking government funding

The Guardian - UK

Questions over Tory peer’s support for nuclear company’s UK ambitions

Olivia Bloomfield has supported Terrestrial Energy since 2018 and says she is ‘scrupulous’ in following rules

The Guardian - UK

Sir Philip Green loses legal case against UK over use of parliamentary privilege

Tycoon was named in Lords as having obtained injunction against Telegraph to stop publication of misconduct allegations

The Guardian - UK

Emails reveal extent of peer’s role in asking minister to commercial event in parliament

FoI release shows further evidence of Lord Evans’ role in apparent cash-for-access venture

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Peers elevated to the House of Lords after a career in the House of Commons are often merely being rewarded for loyalty – new study

House of Lords reform is being debated once again with the passage of the bill to end hereditary peerages. But far more wide-reaching reform is needed. Our research reveals potential flaws in the appointments system. Far from being a representative chamber filled with those from all walks of life, we…

The National (Scotland)

Former Scottish secretary Alister Jack to get seat in House of Lords – reports

FORMER Scottish secretary Alister Jack is set to be given a seat in the House of Lords ...

Evening Standard

Government suffers Mental Health Bill defeats amid efforts to modernise laws

Lord Kamall proposed a change to the Mental Health Bill so that nurses or doctors could carry out detentions without police present.

Evening Standard

Government stands firm in efforts to scrap tax relief for private schools

The Government has stood firm in its bid to scrap tax relief for private schools and push ahead with business rates reform.

The Independent UK

Top Tory meets major landlords in bid to scupper Labour’s rental reforms

A Tory frontbencher met landlord groups to discuss plans to frustrate or scupper Labour’s overhaul of renters’ rights

The Guardian - UK

Senior Tories and big landlords discuss ways to thwart renters’ rights bill

Exclusive: Meeting hosted by shadow housing minister for estate agents and landlords prompted accusations of collusion

The Fashion Central

Sue Gray Slams 'Insults' and Warns of Chaos If Civil Service Faces Brutal Cuts

Sue Gray, once known as the steely investigator at the heart of the Partygate scandal, has made her first official appearance in the House of Lords—and she didn’t hold back.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Gambling Commission

the Press and Journal

16 stories

Hansard

13 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.