The office of the archbishop of Canterbury has confirmed she will be joining a key vote on abortion in the House of Lords on Wednesday after there was backlash over the suggestion she might be absent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was the academic Peter Hennessy who described House of Lords reform as the "Bermuda Triangle of British politics: every ...

The government is seeking to change the law on donations to UK political parties from British expats.

The quality and therefore implementation of legislation is under serious threat as more powers move from Parliament to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Of the 844 peers, 282 are ...

Eight peers of the House of Lords with nursing and medical backgrounds are urging MPs to continue to support urgent law reform on assisted dying after the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ...

Proposals announced today to reduce the number of peers sitting in the House of Lords will in fact increase the voting power of the Church of England bishops, Humanists UK has observed. This is ...

Plans to strengthen legislation already going through parliament might mean donors having to meet stricter UK residence requirements ...

A senior Conservative peer has called on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to grant Reform UK a voice in the House of Lords. The appeal comes after Reform UK leader Nigel Farage wrote to Sir Keir in ...

Lord Forsyth of Drumlean will question whether an elected chamber would function as well as the House of Lords - House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire Andy Burnham’s plan to reform the House of Lords ...