Speeches

England and Wales have a new libel law which cuts costs for ordinary defendants and protects press freedom more effectively. Northern Ireland has been deprived...

On October 8, Alistair Lexden spoke briefly at the annual conference of Conservatives Abroad, the official Party organisation which—under the leadership of its...

The Lords returned to this issue on July 20 following earlier discussions on July 6 (see earlier article). A package of measures was debated and agreed to...

The government has made clear that the substantial programme of constitutional reform on which it has embarked will lead to a new constitutional settlement for...

Throughout his time in the Lords Alistair Lexden has advocated the extension of voting rights in Westminster elections to all British citizens living abroad and...

Independent schools are often criticised for not working closely enough with their local communities and state schools.

The Government is due to introduce a new British Bill of Rights to replace Labour’s Human Rights Act 1998. Key issues relating to this important constitutional...

On 30 June Alistair Lexden delivered a lecture as part of a series entitled ‘Parliamentarians on Parliamentarians’ held in Speaker’s House and chaired by the...

It is difficult to gauge the true extent of postal voting fraud. The government tends to underestimate it. Alistair Lexden raised the issue in an oral question...