
(Reuters) – Parliament’s upper house backed on Wednesday lowering the voting age to 16 in a planned referendum on Britain’s continued membership of the European Union, a move that could delay the timing of the crucial vote. Britons can usually
by Reuters19 Nov 2015, 12:46 AM PST0

A row has broken out between the government and the House of Lords over planned Tax Credit cuts for working people, leading to warnings of a “constitutional crisis”. The Lords are aiming to block the motion. In response, the Prime
by Donna Rachel Edmunds22 Oct 2015, 8:44 AM PST0

A Conservative MP has suggested that Anglican bishops should be removed from the House of Lords and replaced with Syrian refugees. https://twitter.com/HenrySmithMP/status/656777834967539712 Henry Smith, MP for Crawley, made the comments after 84 Church of England bishops signed a letter calling
by Nick Hallett21 Oct 2015, 4:32 AM PST0

One of Britain’s most pro-European Union (EU) members of the establishment has introduced an amendment to the European Union Referendum Bill which would compel the government to publish a report detailing what life after a British exit from the EU would
by Donna Rachel Edmunds19 Oct 2015, 10:02 AM PST0

United Kingdom charity Aid to the Church in Need issued a report to the House of Lords this week warning that Christianity could be extinct in Iraq in only five years.
by Mary Chastain15 Oct 2015, 1:02 PM PST0

Against the backdrop of the frankly insane immigration figures this week, the Mail on Sunday columnist and author Peter Hitchens has repeated his long-standing warning this week that Britain may well become a Muslim country within generations, and stated that
by Raheem Kassam30 Aug 2015, 4:43 AM PST0

The Dissolution Honours List is a gross insult to the electorate. In a swollen list of mostly time-serving nonentities there are 26 new Conservative peers, 11 Liberal Democrats – more Lib Dems in this single infusion into the House of
by Gerald Warner28 Aug 2015, 1:15 AM PST0

In a lively exchange in the House of Lords yesterday, the government admitted that the costs of renewable energy technologies far outstrip the benefits they deliver. Responding to a question put to him by Viscount (Matt) Ridley on the cost of
by Donna Rachel Edmunds25 Jun 2015, 8:56 AM PST0

A Church of England Bishop who has attacked the government’s record on helping the poor enjoys a salary and perks worth up to £250,000 a year, it has emerged. The Reverend Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester, was a key figure
by Donna Rachel Edmunds22 Feb 2015, 6:15 AM PST0

Non payment of the BBC licence fee will remain a criminal offence thanks to Peers in the House of Lords rejecting a government attempt to make it a civil offence. Lord Grade, a former BBC Chairman conveyed concern that there were “dark forces
by Donna Rachel Edmunds6 Feb 2015, 8:03 AM PST0