Parliament related articles

  1. House of Lords: Why should the two-child limit on Universal Credit be scrapped?

    23/03/2023

    The Universal Credit (Removal of the Two-Child Limit) Bill is having its third reading in the House of Lords on Friday, March 24. The Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, who brought the Bill forward, explains why he believes the limit on the benefit’s scope should be removed.

  2. Leaseholders face crippling bills for problem they did not create – bishops react to Commons cladding vote

    22/03/2021

    The Bishop of St Albans, Alan Smith, the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, and the Bishop of Kensington, Graham Tomlin, voice regret at the vote in the Commons  removing an amendment to the Fire Safety Bill to protect leaseholders from the cost of replacing dangerous cladding.

  3. Prime Minister Theresa May

    24/05/2019

    A statement following the announcement of Theresa May’s plans to stand down, from the Bishop of Birmingham, the Rt Rev David Urquhart, Convenor of the Lords Spiritual.

  4. Rose Hudson-Wilkin named as next Bishop of Dover

    28/06/2019

    NEWS / Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons to be the next Bishop of Dover, Downing Street announces.

  5. Time to ‘leave our echo chambers’ and listen to others, say Archbishops in General Election message

    20/11/2019

    NEWS / Stand up for the truth and ‘challenge falsehoods when we hear them’, say Archbishops Welby and Sentamu in election message for age of social media

  6. What does it mean that the Church of England is the Established Church?

    30/04/2023

    Why do bishops sit in the House of Lords? What is the link between Church and State?