House of Lords

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The “Letters of Junius” were widely reprinted in the colonies, and Richmond would become the first member of the House of Lords to endorse American independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 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

Concerns about the CMS were raised with government in a House of Lords report entitled Reforming the Child Maintenance Service in October 2025.

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