Mark Edward Cubitt, 5th Baron Ashcombe, Baron Ashcombe of Boldre, is a British hereditary peer and Conservative politician. In an October 2022 by-election, he was elected to replace the Earl of Home i
Official portrait, 2023
House of Lords
Videos
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the lower house, the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Its origins lie in
Mark Cubitt, 5th Baron Ashcombe
…1964), is a British hereditary peer and Conservative politician. In an October 2022 by-election, he was elected to replace the Earl of Home in the House of Lords following Home's death in August. He is a second cousin of Queen Camilla…
House of Lords debates situation in Ukraine
The constitutional concept of the King-in-Parliament is embodied within the chamber at the State Opening which inaugurates each parliamentary session (as in 2024, above).
Queen Anne addressing the House of Lords, c. 1708–1714, by Peter Tillemans
An early 19th-century illustration showing the east wall of the House of Lords in the centre