The Latest Breaking News from the House of Lords

Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge, 30, and Conservative Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen, 36, took their seats in the Lords on Monday.

Baroness Owen’s appointment to the House of Lords was branded ‘completely staggering’ by one No 10 insider

A LORDS plot to unilaterally scrap Scottish environmental rules “must be fought tooth and nail”, the SNP’s president has said.

The 29-year-old aide among controversial names on Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list

Charlotte Owen was named on ex-PM’s controversial honours list

The UK government has succeeded in passing its illegal migration bill. After a series of late-night votes and months of controversy, the bill is now set to receive royal assent and become the Illegal Migration Act 2023. The following round-up will give you the key details of the bill and…

The UK’s illegal migration bill is set to become law after going back and forth between the two houses of parliament. The final sticking point, which the House of Lords tried to address in a series of amendments, was about the bill’s treatment of people who have experienced modern slavery.

The Bill would give immunity from prosecution for Troubles-related offences to people who co-operated with a truth recovery body.

Lord Caine also described the immunity element of the Bill as ‘contentious’.

A report by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee found poorly regulated pollutants were having an impact on health and quality of life.

MPs voted 292 to 200, majority 92, to disagree with the change to the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill.