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House of Lords

  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Pensions industry
    UK ministers gain power to force pension funds to invest in British companies

    Government outlines safeguards to resolve a stand-off with peers over legislation

    Rachel Reeves and others applauding at the London Stock Exchange in front of a campaign sign that reads, “Let's get people investing with confidence.”
  • Sunday, 26 April, 2026
    UK politics
    What has Labour actually achieved?

    Keir Starmer has translated his majority into some significant laws but it’s no accident that the public has barely noticed

    Montage shows Sir Keir starmer against pictures of a no-smoking sign, a football, a red alarm clock and a house key
  • Friday, 24 April, 2026
    UK politics
    ‘It’s a democratic issue’: assisted dying legislation runs out of time

    Lawmakers face calls to push bill for England and Wales through with rarely used mechanism in next parliamentary session

    Kim Leadbetter stands with a group of Dignity in Dying demonstrators holding signs supporting the assisted dying bill.
  • Friday, 27 March, 2026
    Pensions
    UK ministers to push ahead with capped ‘mandation’ powers on pension schemes

    Draft law was rejected by the House of Lords but government is planning to table a compromise after Easter

    Close-up of pound coins next to a document labelled ‘Pension Scheme’ with a red pin marking the text.
  • Friday, 27 March, 2026
    UK politics
    Keir Starmer set to make Sadiq Khan a lord

    Move would allow London mayor to take cabinet role, as prime minister tries to shore up position

    Sadiq Khan, left, and Keir Starmer walk together in conversation in St. James Park, both wearing dark suits and white shirts.
  • Thursday, 19 March, 2026
    UK politics
    Peers vote down UK ‘mandation’ powers on pension scheme investments

    Lords resist government proposal to force pension funds to invest in specific assets

    The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben under a clear blue sky, with an ornate street lamp in the foreground.
  • Wednesday, 11 March, 2026
    UK Government
    Net zero will cost less than fossil fuel price rise, UK climate adviser says

    Climate Change Committee report comes after days of turbulence in global energy markets

    Heat pump installers Simon Mockler and Richard Wilkins wheel a Vaillant aroTHERM plus heat pump on a trolley through a garden path.
  • Thursday, 5 February, 2026
    House of Commons UK
    Westminster refit could hit £40bn if MPs do not relocate

    ‘Full decant’ would bring cost down to £11bn-£16bn and would take 24 years, restoration team estimates

    Workers wearing safety gear stand on scaffolding set against the ornate stone exterior of the Houses of Parliament.
  • Tuesday, 3 February, 2026
    Peter Mandelson
    Police launch criminal investigation into Mandelson over Epstein scandal

    Peer provided convicted sex offender with sensitive UK government information while a minister, emails show

    Lord Mandelson wearing ceremonial robes, standing and smiling while speaking with other peers in the House of Lords.
  • Monday, 2 February, 2026
    Peter Mandelson
    Police to review allegations against Mandelson in Epstein scandal

    Metropolitan Police announces move after revelations former minister leaked confidential information to sex offender

    Lord Peter Mandelson, wearing a white bathrobe, speaks with Jeffrey Epstein at an outdoor table
  • Wednesday, 21 January, 2026
    UK politics
    UK ministers suffer defeat as peers back ban on social media for under-16s

    Members of House of Lords complain government consultation on issue will take too long

  • Friday, 19 December, 2025
    UK politics
    Behemoth bills are causing hold-ups in the Lords

    Rambling, badly drafted government proposals are leading to late nights and endless scrutiny

    Alison Wolf
    Sir Robert Peel stands addressing the House of Commons as Sidney Herbert, William Ewart Gladstone, Sir James Graham, and Henry Goulburn listen.
  • Friday, 19 December, 2025
    Ageing Populations
    Over-50s should work for longer to ease pressures of ageing society, say Lords

    Falling fertility rates and rising life expectancy will pose ‘significant economic and fiscal challenges’

  • Friday, 12 December, 2025
    UK politics
    Lords accused of holding up passage of assisted dying bill

    Rising concern that parliament’s upper chamber is acting as brake on government’s agenda

    Kim Leadbeater MP speaks to the media, standing in front of campaigners holding placards with names and photos of individuals.
  • Wednesday, 10 December, 2025
    UK employment
    UK government suffers fresh setback to flagship workers’ rights legislation

    Row over cap on unfair dismissal payouts in House of Lords threatens to delay delivery of manifesto pledge

    Commuters with umbrellas cross a wet London Bridge, their reflections visible in puddles on the pavement.
  • Wednesday, 10 December, 2025
    UK politics
    Iceland boss included in 25 new Labour peers

    Keir Starmer has become increasingly frustrated by House of Lords attempts to curb government bills

    Richard Walker, CEO of Iceland Foods, wearing a suit and standing outdoors in central London with a blurred street in the background.
  • Monday, 25 August, 2025
    UK politics
    Starmer braces for last-gasp Tory bid to save hereditary peers

    Prime minister’s allies warn reforms could trigger a campaign of parliamentary guerrilla war

    Members of the House of Lords in red and white ceremonial robes gather in the chamber.
  • Sunday, 17 August, 2025
    UK politics
    House of Lords urged to freeze hiring as costs dispute intensifies

    Tory peer hits out at rise in staffing levels after almost £10mn was spent on defective ‘front door’

    The Peers’ Entrance to the Palace of Westminster
  • Friday, 15 August, 2025
    UK politics
    Re-housing falcons and a £10mn front door: Westminster’s spiralling refurbishment costs

    MPs worry that recent building blunders will be repeated when badly needed works to upgrade Parliament begin

    Photo montage of scaffolding surrounding Big Ben, a falcon, a £50 note and the Houses of Parliament
  • Friday, 8 August, 2025
    UK financial regulation
    Peers call for UK car finance redress scheme to cover a shorter period

    House of Lords committee tells FCA its plan is likely to ‘present challenges to both consumers and firms’

    The cost of monthly payments displayed on the side of cars for sale in Nottinghamshire, England
  • Tuesday, 20 May, 2025
    UK politics
    What will life after the House of Lords look like for Britain’s aristocrats?

    European nobles have found fresh purpose in business and the arts after losing political power

    Charles Spencer
    Members of the House of Lords in red and white ceremonial robes gathered for a formal parliamentary event
  • Thursday, 10 April, 2025
    UK honours system
    Michael Gove to receive peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours

    Former housing secretary is one of seven set to enter House of Lords

    Michael Gove
  • Thursday, 6 February, 2025
    Financial Conduct Authority UK
    UK peers decry ‘abject failure’ in FCA’s plan to name and shame more firms

    Lords committee says financial watchdog should abandon proposals unless concerns addressed

    Financial Conduct Authority logo
  • Monday, 20 January, 2025
    UK politics
    Johnson failed to provide citation for Lebedev peerage

    Financial Times FOI request reveals unusual lack of formal commendation for appointment flagged by security services

    Evgeny Lebedev and Boris Johnson attend a reception at London’s Royal Opera House in 2009
  • Friday, 20 December, 2024
    Politics
    Starmer hands out 30 peerages including to former adviser Sue Gray

    Tory leader Kemi Badenoch nominated six people to join the House of Lords

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