For example, in 2022 a House of Lords member was barred from a debate after falling asleep, and in 2018 a House of Commons member said he was "annoyed" with himself after nodding off during a ...

Members of the House of Lords at the State Opening of Parliament by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019. At 800-plus members, the Lords is the second-largest parliamentary chamber in the world.

The House of Lords (hereditary peers) bill does one simple thing: remove the remaining hereditary peers from membership of ...

At 28, Carmen Smith is Britain’s youngest peer – and the only member of the House of Lords below 30. More Vinted than vintage tiara, her background as a young carer for her dad – who was ...