House of Lords

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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

The experiences shared with the BBC mirror concerns about the CMS raised with the government after parents told a House of Lords report money had been taken "inappropriately" when they were "trying to comply".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In 1807 a bill to ban all English involvement in slave trading passed the House of Commons, then the House of Lords.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson