House of Lords Articles

With the possible exception of Jacob Rees-Mogg, virtually everyone in Westminster wants the House of Lords reformed. They all agree that it’s getting too big, and that the hereditaries should leave. Beyond that, there is disagreement about whether the Lords is...

The coalition is going to fall. Not today, regardless of what happens in the Commons later. Not tomorrow. But soon. The Liberal-Conservative alliance is entering its terminal phase. They have exhausted the supply of topics that they can agree on, and their ability to...

On Wednesday the deputy prime minister published a bill on House of Lords reform. We welcome the legislation. I have always voted for an elected second chamber and I look forward to doing so again – this time with Conservative backbenchers joining us in the division...

In the last two months, peers have spent 25 hours debating House of Lords reform. Today they will spend two and half hours debating youth unemployment, and only one backbench Conservative is taking part. That doesn't say much about the government's priorities,...