House of Lords Podcast
Hosted by Lord McFall of Alcluith and Lord Forsyth of Drumlean and Lord Speaker · House of Lords
5.0from 7 ratings
- 59
- Episodes
- 25
- Transcribed
- 7
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About House of Lords Podcast
Have you ever wondered what the House of Lords does, how it works and who makes up its membership? The House of Lords is the upper chamber of UK Parliament. It plays a crucial role in examining bills, questioning government action and investigating public policy. Hear from members of the House of Lords as the Lord Speaker finds out what influences their work in and beyond the Lords. Each episode sees the Lord Speaker discover what drives members and what they hope to achieve in their time in Parliament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- House of Lords
- Category
- government · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Oct 2020
- Latest episode
- 14 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
25 of 59 episodes have a transcript.
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Leading historian Peter Hennessy
5 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Prisons Minister Lord Timpson
14 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Bishop of Chelmsford Guli Francis-Dehqani
Inside a recent episode
Leading historian Peter Hennessy
Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] As long as NATO holds, we're all right. And in that sentence, Frank conveyed my complete conviction that if NATO Article 5 doesn't hold, the mutual assistance guaranteed. It was 12 countries, first of all. Now it's 28. It's the most successful alliance we've ever had in the world and absolutely vital to our country. And if that goes, everything else is in danger. And President Trump seems to be tone deaf and in fact he seems to actively dislike it. And if somebody's got a conviction of that sort it makes everything else very difficult. NATO, the Treaty of 49, put a security roof over the top of the Marshall Plan and all the social reforms that most of the Western European nations were in for. […]
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- Peter Hennessy
- James Timpson
- Guli Francis-Dehqani
- Michael Gove
- Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
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- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 6 ratings
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- 64
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts House of Lords Podcast?
Lord McFall of Alcluith and Lord Forsyth of Drumlean and Lord Speaker host the show. Published by House of Lords.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does House of Lords Podcast take guests?
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