The Latest Breaking News from the House of Lords

Exclusive: Stéfan Descheemaeker of Nomad Foods says mandatory rules could help kickstart ‘nutrition arms race’

JK Rowling has revealed that she turned down two offers of a peerage following Kemi Badenoch publicly saying she would appoint the author to the…

Exclusive: John Thomas, who was once Britain’s most senior judge, has said IPP jail terms are ‘inherently unfair’ as he backs The Independent’s call for a review

Exclusive: George Carey’s position in stark contrast to that of current head of C of E and that of Islam and the Catholic church

Labour backbench MP Kim Leadbeater has introduced a bill in the House of Commons that aims to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.

A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain is set to be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly a decade that lawmakers will debate allowing doctors to help end people’s lives after previous court challenges to change the law failed

The bill is expected to have strict eligibility criteria and is seen as more likely to succeed than an attempt in 2015

Assisted suicide is banned in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a maximum prison sentence of 14 years

LABOUR’S watered-down plans to reform the House of Lords have passed their first parliamentary hurdle.