Pets' corner 12th May 2025 Alistair Lexden speaks in the Lords from time to time about issues relating to animal welfare. On 6 and 12 May he supported amendments, moved by Lord Black of... Speeches
Making amends for the injustice suffered by LGBT veterans 1st May 2025 Between 1967 and 2000—a period when homosexual conduct was no longer a crime in civilian life—some 20,000 LGBT people were thrown out of the armed forces... Recent NewsSpeeches
"You will be held to account," Lord Lexden tells Labour 2nd April 2025 After inflicting two heavy defeats on the Government, on 1 April the House of Lords reluctantly gave way to the large Labour majority in the Commons, and ended... Speeches
Labour "cruel" to small independent schools 14th March 2025 In the Lords on 13 March, Alistair Lexden once more condemned Labour’s imposition of VAT on independent school fees.He spoke as President of the Independent... Speeches
Independent school / Private school amendment - What's in a name? 27th February 2025 On 27 February, during the Lords Committee stage of a Bill which increases the tax burden on many independent schools by making those with charitable status... Speeches
Labour widens its attack on independent schools 29th January 2025 On 29 January, the Lords debated a Government Bill which will remove the rates relief that independent schools with charitable status have always enjoyed... Recent NewsSpeeches
Failure of a police watchdog 19th December 2024 Operation Midland was one of the most disastrous investigations in the history of the Metropolitan Police. Between 2014 and 2016, police officers mercilessly... Recent NewsSpeeches
Labour betrays thousands of children with special needs 9th December 2024 Everyone involved in education knows that state schools are struggling to make adequate provision for children with special needs. Many of them lack the... Speeches
An historic Budget - for the wrong reason 12th November 2024 Alistair Lexden delivered the following speech in the House of Lords during a debate on the Labour Government’s irresponsible tax-raising first budget on 11... Speeches