Tags: Bishops' bench

End bishops’ automatic right to sit in Lords, says peer

Posted: Fri, 25 Jun 2021

The practice of reserving seats for 26 C of E bishops in the House of Lords is an "absurd constitutional anomaly", a peer has argued. Read More »

Posted: Tue, 23 Mar 2021

A majority of the British public thinks the House of Lords should stop reserving places for C of E bishops, a YouGov poll has found. Read More »

Posted: Wed, 29 Jan 2020

A bill to end bishops' automatic right to sit in the House of Lords, which the NSS helped to draft, has been introduced to parliament. Read More »

Posted: Fri, 20 Dec 2019

The NSS is backing a private member's bill which would end the automatic right of Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Read More »

Posted: Wed, 18 Dec 2019

The NSS has said the appointment of the new archbishop of York has highlighted the case for disestablishing the Church of England. Read More »

Posted: Wed, 28 Nov 2018

The NSS has reiterated its call for the disestablishment of the Church of England after a peer raised the subject in the House of Lords. Read More »

Posted: Mon, 19 Nov 2018

A committee of MPs has said the number of bishops in the House of Lords should be reviewed as part of proposals for Lords reform. Read More »

Posted: Mon, 06 Nov 2017

A committee chair has said the number of bishops in the House of Lords should fall after the NSS criticised proposals for reform. Read More »

Posted: Wed, 01 Nov 2017

Newly-published proposals to reform the House of Lords would see Church of England bishops given more power. Read More »