Peter Mandelson, ex-British envoy to US, resigns from House of Lords over ties with Jeffrey Epstein

UKs assisted dying bill soon to be reality MPs give nod if passed from House of Lords what would it mean

UK's assisted dying bill soon to be reality? MPs give nod, if passed from House of Lords, what would it mean

Jeffrey Archer retired on the day of the election after seeing Sir Keir Starmer's manifesto promise to cap the age of peers at 80. Watch to know more.

UK: Lord Archer steps down from the House of Lords

House of Lords, the upper but unelected house of the British Parliament on Monday (January 22), voted to delay ratification of the British government's treaty with Rwanda which would enable the British government to send migrants to the African country.

British House of Lords decides to delay passing PM Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda plan

Champagne worth a whopping $113,000 was sold for events within the upper house of the UK Parliament—the House of Lords—over the year 2023, the highest figure in six years.

UK: 'Out of touch' House of Lords guzzled champagne worth $113,000 in 2023

An aide of the former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has taken her seat in the House of the Lords aged just 30. Charlotte Owen is the youngest-ever life peer to the British Parliament unelected upper chamber.

UK: Boris Johnson's former aide gets life peerage; controversy over 'young' peers |World News | WION

Another embarrassing defeat for the Rishi Sunak government in the House of Lords - this over the controversial plan to tackle small boat crisis. The latest defeat has been backed by the Archbishop of the Canterbury.

Fresh defeat for Sunak govt in House of Lords, ministers forced to change migration bill

The UK's Illegal Migration Bill was passed by MPs last month, but is expected to run into significant opposition in the House of Lords. The Archbishop of Canterbury, a previous critic of ministers' migration policies, is among those due to speak.

UK illegal migration bill reaches House of Lords

The UK Online Safety Bill is making its way through the British Parliament. The bill has already passed its third reading in the House of Commons and now is being debated by the House of Lords.

UK: House of Lords mulls over Online Safety Bill amid opposition from tech platforms

The fugitive Hindu guru Nithyananda's UK representative Atmadaya had attended the House of Lords' Diwali party earlier this year, after receiving an invitation from two senior Conservatives, as per the reports published in the Observer.

Fugitive Hindu guru's UK representative attended Tories' party at House of Lords

The upper house of the British parliament – House of Lords – may become a thing of the past if the Labour Party is voted into power in 2024, according to party leader Sir Keir Starmer.

Labour Party plans to abolish UK's House of Lords, says leader Keir Starmer

Conservative peer and British businesswoman Michelle Mone has been accused of lobbying for PPE Medpro at the start of the pandemic in 2020. The company was awarded huge government contracts worth more than £200 million ($246 million) after Mone recommended it to ministers. Now, the Labour party has proposed to abolish the House of Lords if elected to power.

UK: Labour proposes to abolish the House of Lords; Mone 'attempted to bully' ministers over PPE

UK's Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer has said that in order to 'restore faith in politics,' he would abolish the House of Lords. The Labour leader informed his party peers that as a part of the first term's agenda, he intends to remove MP's authority to choose members to the Lords.

UK's Labour leader Keir Starmer says will abolish House of Lords to re-establish 'trust' in politics

On Tuesday, a distinguished speaker addressed the UK Parliament. Ai-Da, a humanoid robot, spoke before the House of Lords about whether artificial intelligence (AI) threatens the creative sector.

Watch: Humanoid robot 'Ai-Da' addresses House of Lords in UK

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of personally intervening to help a Russian newspaper owner Evgeny Lebedev get a seat in the House of Lords.

Boris Johnson accused of intervening to help Russian newspaper owner get a peerage

Amit Goenka, one of India’s eminent business leaders and President of Digital Businesses & Platforms, ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), was conferred with the prestigious 21st Century Icon Awards on Saturday.

ZEE’s Amit Goenka felicitated with the 21st Century Icon Awards at House of Lords

The upper chamber of Britain's parliament on Tuesday rejected the ‘law-breaking’ Internal Market Bill and inflicted a symbolic defeat on the government over Brexit legislation.

UK House of Lords rejects Brexit bill; big blow to Boris Johnson’s government

British police said Saturday specialist officers are assessing allegations of electoral fraud ahead of next month's vote, following accusations the ruling Conservatives tried to bribe Brexit Party candidates to stand down.

UK police probing election fraud allegations

The upper house voted for an amendment to a draft law

UK government's plans for fixed Brexit date defeated in House of Lords

The amendment to the Bill can be overturned by MPs in the House of Commons, where British Prime Minister Theresa May's government has a narrow majority.

UK government suffers Brexit defeat in House of Lords

Appealing the UK government to intervene, the Pakistani-origin peer Lord Ahmed asked the House of Lords to bring the 'perpetrators of Human rights abuses in the region to justice'

Pakistani-origin peer Lord Ahmed asks UK Parliament to intervene in Kathua rape case

50 Sri Lankan Tamil men had said last week that they were raped and tortured by Lankan authorities on the suspicion of being members of the LTTE -- seven years after the end of the civil war

Tamil torture wounds may have been self-inflicted: Lord Naseby

In a major defeat for the government, peers voted by 358 to 256 for an amendment requiring ministers to protect the rights of more than 3 mn ?EU nationals after Brexit?

Brexit bill delayed as House of Lords backs EU nationals' rights

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