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Order, order (at the bar): MPs, Lords and Whitehall staff spent £281,107 at Parliament’s drinking dens over the six months they were open in 2020 Just £22,062 or 8% of 2020 total was spent from July 4 following first lockdown £133,672 spent in Smoking Room, Strangers Bar and Pugin Room at Commons £147,434 spent across … Read more
ANNA MIKHAILOVA: Will Anne Widdecombe finally waltz her way into the Lords? By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:08 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 01:19 GMT, 3 January 2021 Is the former Tory Minister turned Strictly contestant Ann Widdecombe making another bid to step up into the Lords? For in her … Read more
A Northern Irish peer was today suspended from the House of Lords for at least 18 months for the bullying and harassment of three MPs and a security guard. Peers overwhelmingly backed the suspension of Lord Maginnis as they voted by 408 to 24, a majority of 384, to support the sanction which had been recommended … Read more
Northern Irish peer Lord Maginnis, who once compared homosexuality to bestiality, faces 18-month BAN from the House of Lords for bullying gay MPs and abusing a parliamentary security guard By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 11:06 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 11:06 GMT, 3 December 2020 A Northern Irish peer is facing … Read more
Proving their technological skills in a moment of national crisis, peers have been conducting much of their parliamentary business online for months: even Lord Speaker, Lord Fowler, has presided over debates from the comfort of his home. But some things never change. Amid a bloodbath in the wider economy, their pampered lordships still ran up … Read more
House of Lords spent nearly £2million on alcohol over the last five years including almost £1m on wine and £266,000 on beer, figures show Chamber spent £1.73m on booze for lords, plus their staff and guests, since 2015 Over this period, the Lords forked out £957,443 on wine and £266,029 on beer House of Commons … Read more
Ex-cricketer Ian Botham makes first appearance at different kind of Lords as he is formally introduced as a peer Cricket star Ian Botham has introduction ceremony as a House of Lords peer Boris Johnson nominated Ian Botham in his dissolution honours list in August Tech issues meant delays and Lord Speaker joked: ‘I think rain … Read more
Sir Ian Botham makes first appearance at different kind of Lords as he is formally introduced as a peer Cricket star Sir Ian Botham has introduction ceremony as a House of Lords peer Boris Johnson nominated Ian Botham in his dissolution honours list in August Tech issues meant delays and Lord Speaker joked: ‘I think … Read more
Entrepreneur Michelle Mone has marked five years since being sworn in as a life peer in the House of Lords. The businesswoman, 48, who sold her lingerie company Ultimo in 2014, posted a picture of herself from 2015 to her Instagram on Wednesday. In the photo, Baroness Mone of Mayfair wore a traditional red ermine robe and she posed … Read more
The House of Lords has spent more than £54,000 on a new smoking area and luxury furniture for the Parliamentary terrace, it can be revealed. The huge spending included around £19,000 on chairs for the exclusive drinking and eating spot overlooking the Thames, after the previous ones were deemed too ‘heavy and difficult to move’. … Read more