Sentence examples for peers break from inspiring English sources

Did the four peers break House of Lords rules?

If peers break with the Salisbury convention, which says that the upper house should not delay measures in the winning party's election manifesto, then the government would have to force the bill through using the Parliament Act.

How many of us have watched unstable peers break down at group meetings or after having too much to drink at parties?

Parliamentary authorities have begun two investigations to determine whether four Labour peers broke the rules by allegedly offering to alter legisation in return for fees of up to £120,000.

Exploring this experience with my peers broke this assumption and challenged my deepest held beliefs.

Sewel's decision will raise questions about whether Paul Kernaghan, the House of Lords commissioner for standards, will continue with his investigation into whether the peer broke the code of conduct for the upper house.

Earlier today, Lord Mandelson accused Ashcroft of trying to "steal the election" as he renewed his demand for an inquiry into whether the Tory peer broke the promise he made when he was ennobled in 2000.

The 80-year old cross-bench peer broke into the judicial elite when she was made President of the High Court Family Division in 1999, a post she held for six years before retiring in 2005.

She also announced an inquiry into whether peers who break the rules should face tougher penalties.

They both say, however, that they understand the frustrations that pushed many of their peers to break the law.

Unsurprisingly, Buttler revealed an urgency amongst his peers to break their winter duck when they take on a weakened Australia at the Waca.