A list of 45 new peerages was announced today. You can see the full list here. As it is a dissolution honours list, there is an emphasis on rewarding those who have undertaken political service. It is usual to offer peerages to those who have held Cabinet office, not least those who have held one…
The size of the House of Lords has been exercising observers and peers for some time. The membership has grown substantially, or rather the active membership has done so. The current membership is not that much different to what it was in 1948, but the active membership is something in the order of seven to eight times larger. …
Parliament was prorogued this evening. Prior to prorogation, remaining Bills that have passed all their stages receive Royal Assent. One of the Bills getting Royal Assent tonight was the Byles Bill – now the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. We thus have in place provision for the expulsion of any member sentenced to a term…
