House of Lords

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She is now a member of the House of Lords and a television personality, appearing as an aide to Lord Sugar on BBC One's The Apprentice.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Mr. Heffer is a professor of modern British history at the University of Buckingham and sits in the British House of Lords as Lord Blackwater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She asked whether the bill would cover both airlines and airports, to which Lord Hendy, transport minister for the House of Lords, confirmed they would.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Dambisa Moyo is a global economist and a member of the U.K.’s House of Lords.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

It is likely that the first British villages in North America, thousands of miles from the House of Lords, would have lost some of the brutally graded social hierarchy that characterized European life.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann