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Have you ever wondered what the House of Lords does, how it works and who makes up its membership?Subscribe to our new podcast and be the first to hear from members and staff of the House of...

The tables are turned as outgoing Lord Speaker Lord McFall of Alcluith is the guest on his own podcast. As Lord McFall of Alcluith prepares...

Michael Gove, Lord Gove, is the latest guest on Lord Speaker’s Corner as he discusses the fragmentation of British politics, breaking up the...

Defence, security, Russia and China are on the agenda in the latest Lord Speaker’s Corner. Former Nato Secretary General, Lord Robertson of...

Former head of MI5 Baroness Manningham-Buller joins Lord Speaker’s Corner to discuss the relationship between MI5 and MI6, reading upside do...

Entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho, is the latest guest on Lord Speaker’s Corner as she sounds the alarm over the deepe...

‘War and conflict is not something that is not familiar to me. It is not an essay title, it is not a theoretical exercise. It's very real.’...

‘The demand for journalism is unprecedented in the whole of human history. But what's got much harder is to work out what the best media for...

‘ The US is just so obsessed about being big, it doesn't understand that by others becoming bigger, the US can become wealthier.’ Jim O’Neil...

Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, speaks about why she is campaigning on topics including salmon farming and water company polluti...

Former leader of the Labour party Neil Kinnock, Lord Kinnock, is the latest guest on Lord Speaker’s Corner. ‘I guess that's what gave me my...

Former top diplomat Simon McDonald, Lord McDonald of Salford, is the latest guest on Lord Speaker’s Corner. Lord McDonald shares his views o...

From politics to comedy to campaigning against anti-social behaviour, broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika is the latest guest on Lord Speaker’s Corn...

From the Foreign Office to National Security Adviser to Cabinet Secretary, Mark Sedwill – Lord Sedwill – is the latest guest on Lord Speaker...

From education to government, Northern Ireland to Hong Kong, organising a Papal visit to leading a university, Chris Patten speaks about his...

‘I'd heard bombs before, so I knew it was a bomb.’ Forty years ago this month, Robin Butler - Principle Private Secretary to Margaret Thatch...

‘This morning, even this morning, I was in my prayer saying to God, "What am I doing here?”’ Justin Welby, the 105th Archbishop of Canterbur...

Lord Speaker’s Corner returns for a new Parliament and Lord McFall of Alcluith’s first guest is former Director General of MI5 and Chair of...

Sovereignty, tackling terrorism and even Macbeth are on the agenda in the latest Lord Speaker’s Corner as David Anderson, Lord Anderson of I...

Lola Young, Baroness Young of Hornsey, is the latest guest on Lord Speaker’s Corner. In this episode, Baroness Young speaks to Lord McFall o...

Should Mars be our plan(et) B? Should we continue with manned spaceflight? Hear from the Astronomer Royal, Lord Rees of Ludlow, in the lates...

Peter Mandelson - former Cabinet minister, leading figure in New Labour and now Lord Mandelson - speaks to Lord McFall of Alcluith about his...

Former top diplomat Lord Ricketts speaks to Lord McFall of Alcluith about the conflicts in Israel/Gaza and Ukraine, the impact of Brexit and...

Lord Lamont talks tackling inflation, controlling interest rates and growing up in Shetland in the latest episode of Lord Speaker’s Corner....

Hear from Lord Forsyth as he warns of a 'presidential' style of government that he believes has weakened Parliament’s role in scrutinising a...

'I think I've learned from all of the campaigns, a simple message gets through, complex messages don't.' Baroness Finlay of Llandaff is a le...

Lord McFall of Alcluith speaks to former Home Secretary David Blunkett - Lord Blunkett - about his 36-year career in Parliament in the lates...

Hear from broadcaster and campaigner, Floella Benjamin, in the latest episode of Lord Speaker's Corner. In this episode, Baroness Benjamin e...

Hear from former Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Heseltine, as he speaks to the Lord Speaker about an extensive political career spanning alm...

Baroness Butler-Sloss, the highest-ranking female judge in England and Wales as President of the High Court’s Family Division from 1999-2005...

Watch leading human rights lawyer, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, discuss human rights, social media and access to justice with Lord McFall...

This month we speak to chairs of two new Lords committees looking into the use of artificial intelligence in weapons systems and the future...

From making movies for Stephen Spielberg to ground-breaking protections for young people online, Beeban Kidron - Baroness Kidron - talks to...

Nicky Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Cotes, has been a member of the government in both Houses of Parliament as well as serving as a backbencher...

How should the curriculum for 11-16 year olds be reformed and should GCSEs remain? How can health services and community care be work better...

‘In the House of Commons there's a culture of assertion. Government knows it'll normally get its way. In the House of Lords, it's a culture...

‘One of the problems I had growing up as a young person in Northern Ireland when things were breaking down into violence again was... I was...

Introducing a special series from the House of Lords: Lord Speaker's Corner. Over five episodes, Lord McFall of Alcluith will speak to membe...

This month we speak to two members who have been leading investigations into improving adult social care and how the government has incomple...

How do you know what a member said in the House of Lords, or Commons? And did you know that you could once be arrested for reporting what wa...

Did you know that it’s not just the government that can propose new laws in Parliament? This month we are looking at how members campaign fo...

In this month’s House of Lords podcast we talk to Labour’s Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon and Conservative peer Nicky Morgan, Baro...

This month, we hear from Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate why the House of Lords is the best place for checking draft laws, his experiences as a w...

In this month’s episode of the House of Lords Podcast, we are talking about protecting children and strengthening the Union, plus RuPaul’s D...

What is needed to make England a healthier nation? And why are two committees concerned about government use of secondary legislation? Find...

We are discussing the environment and climate change this month on the House of Lords Podcast. We spoke to two leading environmental campaig...

For the first of our two October episodes, and in celebration of Black History Month, discover the story of Lord Pitt of Hampstead in partne...

This month we hear from Parliament’s two Speakers: Lord Speaker, Lord McFall of Alcluith, and Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay H...

· How do you decide what constitutes the House of Lords when you cannot all meet in person? · How has life changed for women in Parliament o...

What drove Lord McFall of Alcluith to stand for election as Lord Speaker, and what does he hope to achieve? This month we speak to the newly...

This month, we hear from Martha Lane Fox, Baroness Lane Fox of Soho, about the work of the Lords COVID-19 Committee, which she chairs. She d...