Nick Lester
Politics
Trump calls off fresh strikes hours after threatening to hit Iran ‘very hard’
The President had earlier warned he would seize control of the country’s oil industry.
By Nick Lester
11 Jun 2026
Celebrity News
Sugar told ‘You’re fired’ as he is accused of treating Parliament with contempt
The tables were turned on the business tycoon, who has not spoken in the House of Lords for six years.
By Nick Lester
5 Sept 2024
Politics
Former Tory ‘kingmaker’ takes seat on red benches in House of Lords
Lord Brady of Altrincham led the influential 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench MPs throughout the Tories’ tumultuous tenure in office.
By Nick Lester
5 Sept 2024
Politics
Lord Sugar sworn in at Westminster where he has not spoken for six years
The Apprentice star has not voted in Parliament since 2017, according to the official record
By Nick Lester
4 Sept 2024
Politics
Lord Owen draws curtain on parliamentary career spanning nearly 60 years
The veteran politician was one of the so-called Gang of Four who split from Labour under Michael Foot to form a new party.
By Nick Lester
2 Sept 2024
Politics
Lord Cameron sworn in at Westminster after quitting defeated Tory frontbench
Many peers had already made the pledge at the despatch box ahead of the recent King’s Speech.
By Nick Lester
29 Jul 2024
Politics
Ex-Covid adviser Sir Patrick Vallance takes seat in Lords as science minister
The peer’s face became synonymous with coronavirus briefings during the lockdowns.
By Nick Lester
18 Jul 2024
Politics
Royal ermine meets buses – Pageantry and politics mix at State Opening
Poker faces – from the monarch downwards – made short work of a mobile phone going off as the historic ceremony ran like clockwork.
By Nick Lester
17 Jul 2024
Politics
Labour big beast Prescott exits Westminster stage after more than half a century
The departure from the House of Lords has also been announced of one-time jailbirds Jeffrey Archer and Conrad Black.
By Nick Lester
10 Jul 2024
Politics
King prorogues Parliament for first time in reign for General Election
The formal ending of the current session paves the way for the monarch to also make his debut in ordering a dissolution on May 30
By Nick Lester
24 May 2024
Politics
Claims over post-Brexit ‘pork pie’ deal challenged after Belfast asylum ruling
It has been warned at Westminster the ruling will create ‘a people border’ in the Irish Sea.
By Nick Lester
15 May 2024
Politics
Ireland’s challenge of legacy law ‘unnecessary and unhelpful’, says minister
Dublin’s stance is ‘hard to reconcile’, a Tory frontbencher tells Parliament.
By Nick Lester
7 May 2024
Politics
Madeleine McCann investigation to receive up to a further £192,000
The Metropolitan Police probe into the high-profile case has so far cost £13.2 million.
By Nick Lester
1 May 2024
UK
‘Ashamed’ rail staff hide from public because of poor train services, Lords told
The House of Lords heard experienced train managers are ‘absolutely terrified’ of going to work because of ‘failings’.
By Nick Lester
25 Apr 2024
UK
Ex-transport secretaries give warnings on rail nationalisation
The decades under state-owned British Rail was ‘not a time when everything was fantastic’, Parliament was told.
By Nick Lester
25 Apr 2024
Politics
Rwanda Bill passing through Parliament a ‘landmark moment’, says Cleverly
The Home Secretary said the Bill ‘will become law within days’.
By Nick Lester
23 Apr 2024
Politics
Controversial Rwanda Bill poised to become law
The House of Lords had been engaged in an extended tussle over the legislation in a bid to secure changes
By Nick Lester
23 Apr 2024
Politics
Peers demand MPs think again for a fifth time on Rwanda asylum plan
It means a continuation of the parliamentary tussle over the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.
By Nick Lester
22 Apr 2024
Politics
Rwanda Bill stuck in deadlock as defiant peers insist on changes
The House of Lords snubbed ministerial calls to back down over the contentious legislation.
By Nick Lester
17 Apr 2024
Politics
Rwanda Bill sustains fresh defeats as peers demand rethink of asylum policy
The latest Government setback means a continuation of the wrangling over the proposed law aimed at ‘stopping the boats’.
By Nick Lester
16 Apr 2024
Politics
Rwanda Bill wrangling continues as peers inflict fresh Government defeat
The Lords’ insistence on changing the contentious legislation ensures a third round of parliamentary ‘ping-pong’.
By Nick Lester
16 Apr 2024