House of Lords

Lord Jeffrey Archer

‘The clever thing in life is when to get out’ – Lord Archer in a final interview

Then-prime minister Margaret Thatcher with Jeffrey Archer when he was deputy chairman of the Conservative Party at the 1986 party conference in Bournemouth

Jeffrey Archer in pictures: Prolific author, parliamentarian and prisoner

Michael Marra

I feel more comfortable in my own skin since being leader, says Marra

Nigel Farage

Donations cap to be debated in wake of £72 million Reform gifts

Campaigners in favour of the bill react after hearing the result of the vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Fall of assisted dying Bill ‘heartbreaking’ for some but welcomed by opponents

Lauren Edwards

Assisted dying Bill MP ‘confident’ Commons will vote yes despite PM abstaining

Anas Sarwar in his Lords robes

Former Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar takes Lords seat

The swearing in of Nigel Farage in the House of Commons, London, after his Clacton by-election win

Reform up against a ‘complainant society’ Farage says after summer of scrutiny

Dame Rachel de Souza, Children's Commissioner

Ofcom ‘refused commissioner’s requests to see tech companies’ risk assessments’

Ricky Gervais and Jane Fallon at the National Television Awards in 2021

Ricky Gervais says he would marry longtime partner to avoid inheritance tax

Michal Shanks and Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour facing leadership fight ‘it could have done without’, MP says

Monica Lennon

Monica Lennon to stand in Scottish Labour leadership contest

Douglas Alexander

Scottish Labour to reflect on ‘deeper questions’ following election defeat

John Swinney gesturing with his hands during a speech

Burnham exacerbating mistrust in politics with Sarwar appointment – Swinney

Anas Sarwar to quit as Scottish Labour leader to join Burnham’s government

Head and shoulders photo of Sir Sadiq Khan speaking into a microphone

Sadiq Khan among 26 new peers as Keir Starmer prepares to leave office

British Steel works in Scunthorpe

Bill to give Government powers to nationalise steel industry clears Lords hurdle
The Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill passed committee stage in the upper chamber.
Harry Taylor, Press Association Political Staff

“My dad would have loved to have seen the award,” said Sharon Harris, the winner of the best village shop in Wales.

Powys village shop is crowned the best in Wales

Lauren Edwards

Assisted dying Bill to be reintroduced as MP urges peers ‘not to block it’

Andrew Bailey

Inflation target should not be increased, says Bank governor

Catherine West head and shoulders

Cabinet must unite around a new leader to take fight to Reform, Labour MP says

Dame Esther Rantzen

Rantzen: Some peers condemning generations of terminally ill to die in agony

Lord Andy Roe of West Wickham

Grenfell fire chief describes ‘granular horror’ and courage at tower disaster

Damson Idris

Damson Idris to star in Netflix adaptation of The Lords’ Day

Tech companies have gone ‘too far’ in prioritising commercial instincts – peer

UK deaths at Dignitas at second-highest level in two decades

Hereditary peers to leave red benches before next King’s Speech

Lords to be seen as ‘irrelevant’ if no progress on assisted dying law – Falconer
The Labour former minister said peers have spent more than 80 hours scrutinising the contentious legislation since it was passed by MPs in June.
Rhiannon James and George Thompson, Press Association

Draft rare cancers law offers hope to those with incurable brain tumours

Met apologises to Lord Speaker after he was misidentified over Mandelson info

Lord Mandelson: Labour grandee brought down by ties to Epstein

Lord Mandelson seen for first time since being asked to speak at Epstein probe

Lord Doyle did not give full account of his actions, PM says amid peerage row

Lib Dems suspend Lord Rennard and launch new sexual harassment investigation

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Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson speaks of experience with disordered eating

Keir Starmer under pressure from own MPs over Peter Mandelson scandal

MPs back release of files on Mandelson appointment as US ambassador

Starmer: Mandelson lied over ambassador job and has betrayed the nation

Peter Mandelson ‘betrayed our country’, Starmer tells MPs

Mandelson should not have been US ambassador, says Sarwar

Starmer’s appointment of Mandelson under spotlight as criminal probe launched

Sarwar calls for UK to ban social media for under-16s

Shropshire college delegation set for House of Lords reception

Mandelson: ‘lapse of judgment’ to accept Epstein money for osteopathy course

Pressure mounts on Mandelson to quit Lords over Epstein links

Starmer: Mandelson ‘should not be a member of the House of Lords’

Labour peer and former FA chairman Lord Triesman dies aged 82

Powys MP calls for film-style ratings to protect children online

Dan Morris: Ray of hope as Lords back under-16s social media ban

Former Olympic swimmer and women’s campaigner Sharron Davies joins red benches

I am the ultimate leader says Farage, as Offord takes top job in Scotland

Who is Malcolm Offord, Reform UK’s leader in Scotland?

Malcolm Offord named Reform’s Scottish leader ahead of ‘two-horse race’ election

Swinney condemns ‘absurdity’ of Mandelson remaining in House of Lords

Bill for peers to debate assisted dying could reach nearly £2m, analysis shows

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