The election of a new Lord Speaker to preside over the Lords Monday, 12 April, 2021 Votes will start to be cast on 13 April to elect a new Lord Speaker who will take over from Lord Fowler, elected in 2016, before the end of the month. There is no Conservative candidate. Alistair Lexden joined Guy Black (Lord Black of Brentwood) in backing the distinguished independent candidate, John Alderdice. A slightly longer version of their article has been published on the ConservativeHome... Recent News
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