Former Tory leader Lord Howard of Lympne, above, mistakenly terminated Lord Irvine of Lairg, the ex-Labour lord chancellor, ...

All previous Speakers have automatically been given peerages upon their retirement and sat in the House of Lords. It has also been reported Mr Bercow will be in demand on the lecture circuit.

Lord Sewel will keep his title despite resigning from the House of Lords over claims that he snorted cocaine with prostitutes in his taxpayer-funded residence in Dolphin Square. The pros and cons ...

Immediately to the Lord Speaker’s right are the bishops the lords spiritual ... not to be confused with Hansard), are the Cross Benches, a feature unique to the House of Lords. Cross benchers are ...

Sir Tony Blair’s message to the hereditary peers in the House of Lords was meant to be “thank you and goodbye”. But it didn’t quite go to plan. His Labour government was forced into a ...

A former city mayor, whose previous job was abolished in a 2022 referendum, has taken his seat for life in the House of Lords. Marvin Rees was handed a life peerage by the Prime Minister and will ...