What is the King's Speech and what happens during the State Opening of Parliament?

Who writes the King's Speech and why is it important? The King's Speech is given by the monarch in his constitutional role as ...

In Britain, 7 Unelected Lords Helped Block an Assisted Dying Bill

A small group in the House of Lords has proposed hundreds of amendments that are helping stymie a bill that was meant to ...

The pros and cons of the House of Lords

Hereditary peers have left the chamber for the final time ...
Pensions Expert

Pension Schemes Bill edges closer as MPs strike down Lords’ amendments

MPs have moved a step closer to finalising the Pension Schemes Bill after the government used its majority to sweep aside more than 80 amendments put forward by the House of Lords.

Centuries-old tradition ends as hereditary peers leave House of Lords

Centuries-old tradition ends as hereditary peers leave House of Lords - The Lords speaker paid tribute to their distinguished ...
Erie News Now

End of an era: last hereditary peers exit UK parliament

A centuries-old element of Britain's parliament came to an end on Wednesday as hereditary peers took their seats in the House ...
National Catholic Register

House of Lords Debate Signals Likely Defeat of England’s Assisted Suicide Bill

Pro-life advocates note strong resistance in the chamber, with former Prime Minister Theresa May joining dozens of peers warning of harm to society’s most vulnerable. Peers gather during debate on the ...
Boston Herald

Tremors from the Epstein files rattle the age-old foundations of Britain’s House of Lords

LONDON (AP) — Fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files has landed on the gilded wood and plush red benches of Britain’s House of Lords. UAE to sink its OPEC membership Decision by the UAE to leave OPEC ...