House of Lords
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Members of the House of Lords proposed more than 1,200 changes to the bill - known as amendments - which experts believe is a record number for a bill proposed by a backbench MP.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
The Bill will then return to the House of Lords on Monday, with potentially limited time for a final Commons vote before the end of this parliamentary session.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
"He was a member of the House of Lords, he was a privy councillor, the risks attending his appointment were well known, and had been made clear to the prime minister before appointment," he added.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Alongside her career as a football executive, Brady has spent 16 years as Lord Alan Sugar's assistant on BBC show The Apprentice and entered the House of Lords as a life peer in 2014.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
A giant black-complected man walked up to Bloom and in perfect House of Lords English said, “I suggest you be more civil. Otherwise I may lose my temper and throw you into the water.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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