My tribute to Lord Laming @houseoflords.parliament.uk He was a man who showed that quiet persistence can change everything, and that the gentlest of men can be among its most resolute reformers.

Thanks to @hansardsociety.bsky.social for hosting this event in which I spoke of the need for careful consideration ahead of any reform @houseoflords.parliament.uk coupled with an understanding of potential long-term consequences. @ruthfox.bsky.social 📖 The speech www.parliament.uk/business/lor...

It was a pleasure to address @hansardsociety.bsky.social on the role and contribution of @ukhouseoflords.bsky.social 📖 You can read the full speech here ⬇️ www.parliament.uk/business/lor... 🧵1/5

Sincere thanks to Lord Robertson for an impactful Lord Speaker's Lecture @houseoflords.parliament.uk on the risks and threats facing the UK, & the importance of national security and resilience. As a former Nato Secretary General, he demonstrated courageous leadership at a time of peril. #NATO

Thank-you @holyroodmag.bsky.social & @wendychambld.bsky.social for my Scottish Peer of the Year award at Holyrood Showcasing Scotland Summer Reception. Congratulations also to Andrew Bowie MP @torcuil.bsky.social @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social @davedooganmp.bsky.social @tracygilbertmp.bsky.social

🗣️ I want decisions and action, and then I follow it up with accountability. Prisons Minister Lord Timpson joins my Lord Speaker's Corner podcast @houseoflords.parliament.uk to talk about moving from business to government, and helping people become effective leaders #ProbationService #HMPPS

🎧📺 In an in-depth conversation, Lord Timpson, Prisons Minister @houseoflords.parliament.uk tells me how his parents fostered more than 90 children, and what that taught him about life & second chances. 30 minutes on: 🔺 Influences 🔺 Motivation 🔺 Risk management 🔺 Prison & probation 🔺 Being a peer

Pleasure to welcome Lord Timpson as my next guest on Lord Speaker's Corner #podcast. The podcast sheds light on fascinating life stories and diverse experience @houseoflords.parliament.uk 🎙️ Episode out soon. 🎧 📺 previous podcasts ⬇️ parliament.uk/business/lor...

Delighted to host acclaimed historian Antony Beevor at a packed Lord Speaker’s Lecture @ukhouseoflords.bsky.social 🗣️ He said: "In moments of turmoil, we feel the need to understand, so we search for a pattern, but history does not provide one that is accurate and it is never predictive."

With others, I spoke of how Ukrainians continue to hold the line against Russian aggression not just for their freedom, but for the security of us all. Their fight goes to the very heart of Western security & their courage deserves our deepest gratitude @nato-hq.bsky.social 2/2

Pleased to attend #NATO Parliamentary Summit @nato-pa.int in Istanbul with parliamentary leaders from across the Alliance. Together, allies are stronger. Deterrence is always less costly than conflict, & collective defence is far more effective than standing alone @houseoflords.parliament.uk 1/2

The Bishop of Chelmsford arrived in the UK as a child refugee from Iran after the brutal murder of her brother, 24, in 1980. She tells an extraordinary story of forgiveness and reconciliation and how she learned to model her parents' response @churchofengland.org @chelmsdio.bsky.social

💬I had quite a strong sense that this is not how things are going to change in Iran. 🎙️My recent #podcast guest, the Iranian-born Bishop of Chelmsford, reflecting on events in Iran and their outcome for Iranian people @churchstate.bsky.social @chelmsdio.bsky.social 🎧 Full podcast in comments

World Cup Fever: 10/10 ⚽🏆 Paddington cake survival chances: 0/10 🐻🎂 Happy birthday Ambassador. Thank-you for your continuing warm embrace of the UK, and for fostering ever-closer friendship between our 2 countries #Japan #PaddingtonBear #WorldCup2026

Warm welcome to Japanese Ambassador to the UK, HE Hiroshi Suzuki. Japan is a vital partner in trade, investment, defence and many other areas. Our relationship has never been stronger, underpinned by our countries' innovation, traditions, values and determination to work together #Japan 🧵1/2

Privileged to welcome Verkhovna Rada chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk @houseoflords.parliament.uk against a backdrop of continued Russian aggression, its attack on civilians & damage to Kyiv's Dormition Cathedral. Ukrainians show extraordinary courage & resilience and our commitment to them is unwavering.

🎙️ NEW EPISODE My #podcast guest is the Iranian-born Bishop of Chelmsford, Guli Francis-Dehqani. She tells a remarkable personal story of survival, resilience and forgiveness - and the significance of a pillowcase which resides in her office 🧵1/2 @houseoflords.parliament.uk @churchofengland.org

🎙️ New podcast episode dropping soon as I talk to the Bishop of Chelmsford Guli Francis-Dehqani @houseoflords.parliament.uk whose extraordinary personal story of resilience offers a unique insight & perspective.🎧 📺 to Lord Speaker's Corner wherever you get your #podcasts @churchofengland.org

A pleasure meeting Bundestag President Julia Klockner for insightful discussions on challenges facing our democracies. We spoke of continued support for Ukraine, the Kensington Treaty, increasing role of social media & AI, & how to better combat misinformation @germanambuk.bsky.social @bundestag.de

NEW: An amazing £120,000 raised for macmillancancer.bsky.social at annual tug-of-war between MPs and peers. The @houseoflords.parliament.uk team of women peers secured a superb win 🥇 🏆 with our brilliant Lords men's team only narrowly beaten. Most importantly, it was for a very worthy cause 👏 💚

Only just missed out on a @houseoflords.parliament.uk sporting double in the mens' match 💪 Superb effort all round. Thanks @macmillancancer.bsky.social for hosting and for supporting those with cancer and their families 👏 See you next year @houseofcommons.parliament.uk

🥇🏆 🚀 Huge congratulations to the @houseoflords.parliament.uk women's team in the annual charity peers v MPs tug-of-war. A great display of teamwork, determination and good spirits on both sides in aid of @macmillancancer.bsky.social #winners #champions 1/2

Deeply saddened by the death of Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale who served our country and protected its values with great courage. Her commitment to public service, and to @houseoflords.parliament.uk for 30 years, was respected on all sides 1/2

A pleasure to welcome Germany's ambassador to the UK Susanne Baumann @germanambuk.bsky.social to @houseoflords.parliament.uk. On the agenda was #Ukraine, defence and security issues as well as opportunities for stronger co-operation 🤝 between our 2 countries @uk.diplo.de

We talked of how, amid current global turmoil, the French Senate and @houseoflords.parliament.uk share much in common, standing for stability, and the combined values of experience, expertise, measured judgement and courteous debate #Senat #France @ukparliament.parliament.uk 🧵2/2

A pleasure to welcome President of the French Senate Gerard Larcher, members of the Senate, and Ambassador of France to the UK Helene Duchene to @houseoflords.parliament.uk on the State Opening of @ukparliament.parliament.uk #parlement 🧵1/2

Pleased to welcome #Latvian Speaker of the Saeima Daiga Mierina for discussions @houseoflords.parliament.uk focused on defence and security challenges. As conflicts increasingly cross borders, there are no clear frontlines – making co-operation and in-person dialogue more important than ever

A real pleasure to host Ukrainian amputee soldiers & Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK at a screening of the powerful documentary film Second Wind @houseoflords.parliament.uk. Scaling #Kilimanjaro with severe war injuries, in tribute to comrades, is testament to extraordinary resilience #Ukraine

My warmest congratulations to Chloe Mawson @houseoflords.parliament.uk on becoming the 66th Clerk of the Parliaments, the first woman to occupy this role in its 700-year history. I value her experience, knowledge and expertise and am looking forward to working with her 👏🏛️

Pleased to welcome the ambassadors of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden to @houseoflords.parliament.uk to reaffirm our strong partnerships and discuss shared priorities ahead of their evidence to the House of Lords National Resilience Committee's inquiry committees.parliament.uk/committee/83...