The Latest Breaking News from Lords

Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, has attacked the Conservative front bench in the Lords over what she called attempts to ‘wreck’ plans for an independent football regulator

Home secretary also says inquiry into the attack will cover wider threat posed by youth violence

Jo White called for disclosure and barring service (DBS) checks before members of the Commons and Lords take their seats.

Exclusive: In a wide-ranging interview with The Independent, former speaker’s chaplain now Bishop of Dover Rose Hudson-Wilkin talks about her new autobiography, blasts Brexit and the immigration debate, demands ‘restorative justice’ for countries scarred by slavery, and defends the role of the Church of England in politics

A LABOUR minister has claimed that she does not know “what a genocidal attitude is” after being challenged on Israel ...

Tributes paid to Lib Dem peer and former Wales culture minister who introduced free entry to museums

Bill begins its next parliamentary stage next month, with amendments expected before it proceeds

Letters: Venetia Caine and Philip Wood suggest ways to reorganise the upper house, while Michael Meadowcroft points to a report that offered practical solutions back in 2007. Plus a letter from Chris Rennard

Brief letters: Constitutional reform | A royal Labour leader? | Spoonfuls of sugary milk | Cutting quiche calories | Strike training