The Commons heard calls for the bishops to focus on matters in their ministries rather than on the running of the country.

The proposals will now undergo further scrutiny in the Lords, where they are expected to face tough opposition.

British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says the government plans to merge dozens of pension funds with the aim of unlocking ...

An SNP MP has said bishops should be removed from the House of Lords so they can focus on fixing their own crisis in the ...

MPs are to consider calls to remove the Church of England bishops from the House of Lords and introduce a mandatory ... The ...

The Commons heard calls for the bishops to ... Sir Gavin Williamson’s attempt to remove Church of England bishops from the House of Lords has been rejected (Jordan Pettitt/PA) MPs have defeated ...

The House of Lords, the UK’s second parliamentary chamber, is primarily a revising chamber and urges the government of the day to rethink some aspects of its proposed legislation. However, it is ...

Assisted suicide is banned in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a maximum prison sentence of 14 years. In Scotland, ...

MEMBERS of Parliament have voted to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords, but rejected an amendment from the ...

Bill aims to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales and was introduced to Parliament by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. It is due to have its second reading in the Commons on 29 November ...

Charles Foster believes he has a duty to defend against a state-sanctioned and medicalised means to self-obliterate ...