house of lords

Twenty-seven hereditary Conservative peers faced off to get a seat
An ermine-cloaked rotten borough: the bizarre by-election in the House of Lords
By Rachael Jolley - 19 February 16:19

Westminster-watchers may be focusing on the Eastleigh by-election at the moment, but there’s been another one a bit closer to home.

Miliband backs* Clegg on Lords reform - up to a point
By Rafael Behr - 29 February 13:19

Labour's strategy is to avoid intruding on internal coalition grief when the Tories savage another L

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Could Tory rebels be unleashed on Clegg's Lords reform?
By Rafael Behr - 20 February 14:36

Unglamorous changes to the upper chamber could end up as a chew toy for frustrated Tory backbenchers

A very British anomaly
By Nelson Jones - 29 November 12:18

It's time to end the historic right of Anglican bishops to sit in the House of Lords.

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We lost. But the fight continues
By Joan Bakewell - 12 October 18:48

Labour cannot let the coalition ruin the NHS.

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Exclusive: Lord Paul responds to official report recommending his suspension
By Mehdi Hasan - 18 October 16:28

“I am disappointed that I seem to have been treated more harshly than others.”

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House of Lords to launch inquiry into TV ad market
By New Statesman - 28 July 11:51

Probe will look into effects of regulation on UK market.

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