'Out of touch': House of Lords sells £90,000 worth of champagne in a year

Former PM Theresa May takes seat at House of Lords

Former prime minister Theresa May swears an oath of allegiance to the king before taking her seat in the House of Lords as Baroness May of Maidenhead. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Baroness Owen introduces criminalising deepfake pornography

In an exclusive interview with Channel 4 News, Baroness Owen explains her newly proposed bill to criminalise “disproportionately sexist” non-consensual deepfake explicit images, after she was controversially appointed to the House of Lords by Boris Johnson in July last year. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

Government to remove ‘outdated’ hereditary peers from Lords

The Government will begin the process of removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords on Thursday, as it introduces legislation to reform the upper chamber. Nick Thomas-Symonds, minister for the constitution, said the legislation was a “landmark reform to our constitution”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn