Lords Spiritual

In a powerful measure of Britain's unique marriage of church and state, the parliament's House of Lords contains 26 Lords Spiritual, all of them unelected men who also serve as bishops in the Church of England.

Centuries-old ties are fraying between English church, state 2011

In a powerful measure of Britain's unique marriage of church and state, the parliament's House of Lords contains 26 Lords Spiritual, all of them unelected men who also serve as bishops in the Church of England.

Centuries-old ties are fraying between English church, state 2011

The Lords Temporal say nothing, the Lords Spiritual have nothing to say, and the House of Commons has nothing to say and says it.

LOSING OUR RELIGION S. E. CUPP 2010

The Lords Temporal say nothing, the Lords Spiritual have nothing to say, and the House of Commons has nothing to say and says it.

LOSING OUR RELIGION S. E. CUPP 2010

Is there any longer any case for the existence of the Lords Spiritual?

What place for Sharia Law. Glyn Davies 2008

The problem is that if there is a referendum now, being one of the Lords Spiritual in this House, I no longer have a vote, so I ask not to be deprived of what I had lost in Uganda.

Archive 2008-06-01 2008

Throughout the passage of the Bill, concerns on this issue and others relating to 'saviour siblings', the impact on fatherhood and the need for a National Commission on Bioethics, had been raised many times by the Lords Spiritual.

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill 2008

Throughout the passage of the Bill, concerns on this issue and others relating to 'saviour siblings', the impact on fatherhood and the need for a National Commission on Bioethics, had been raised many times by the Lords Spiritual.

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill 2008

The problem is that if there is a referendum now, being one of the Lords Spiritual in this House, I no longer have a vote, so I ask not to be deprived of what I had lost in Uganda.

Is there more to life than shoes? 2008

The Archbishop and other Lords Spiritual opposed the Bill and the House voted by a margin of nearly 2-1 to prevent the Bill progressing any further.

Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill 2006