Peers are to be given an effective pay rise in return for a tightening up of the expenses system in the House of Lords

Peers who cheated on their expenses will be barred from the House of Lords until they repay the money.

Peers in the House of Lords are to have their expenses cut as part of Parliament's response to the scandal over allowances.

Three peers investigated over their expenses claims face suspension from the House of Lords and repayment of tens of thousands of pounds, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.

Members of the House of Lords will have their £18 million tax-free expenses cut under plans designed to end widespread abuse.

Aside from the debate at Liberal Democrat conference on Lords reform, there’s another important opportunity to have your say on Lords reform at the moment. The official public consultation from the Joint Committee of the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill runs until 12 October and Unlock Democracy have put together a very simple to

THREE peers who wrongly claimed tens of thousands of pounds in expenses will hear on Thursday whether they will be suspended from the House of Lords.

MEMBERS of the House of Lords are demanding an increase in their expenses, claiming the current arrangements amount to a financial 'ball and chain' which make their

Two former Conservative peers convicted over their expenses are banned from the House of Lords.

Ever wondered how Lord Don Dixon manages? If the expenses rows in the House of Commons raise your eyebrows, then go to Letters from a Tory and set your teeth curling as he sets out what sort of expenses the former South Tyneside councillor Baron Dixon of Jarrow could be getting (if he decided to go