Gary Connor

The new PACAC chair tells Gary Connor why he’s not chasing headlines, stays away from Twitter, and would make a “hopeless” minister

Michael Cashman talks to Gary Connor about his new book, 'One of Them: From Albert Square to Parliament Square' and the long fight for LGBT equality 

Labour peer Hilary Armstrong talks to Gary Connor about witnessing the loss of her former constituency to the Tories for the first time in its history

Lord Lisvane talks to Gary Connor about ‘impractical’ proposals to move the Lords to York, why the Government’s pledge to set-up a Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission needs ‘political buy-in’ – and how many questions about the review remain to be answered

After an absence of two and half years, the voice of Democratic Irish Nationalism will return to Westminster when Margaret Ritchie takes her seat in the Lords. The former SDLP leader tells Gary Connor why she has chosen to be a non-affiliated peer – and how her politics are all about unity 

Lord Young of Cookham has spent more than two decades on the Conservative frontbench, in both Houses of Parliament. But the former Leader of the Commons – who resigned over Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue Parliament – tells Gary Connor why he “just can’t go along” with the PM’s plans

After a broadcasting career spanning more than half a century, Joan Bakewell has long been in national treasure territory. While the Labour peer is enjoying life in the Lords, she fears for a future in which ‘the rules of parliamentary behaviour’ are increasingly under threat from tribalism

Twenty years since the landmark Macpherson report into the handling of her son’s death, Doreen Lawrence believes not much has changed in the police's approach to the black community. She talks to Gary Connor. 

Bob Kerslake has been tasked by Labour with helping the party prepare for entering government. Just how far along in the process is the former head of the Home Civil Service? Gary Connor reports

Pauline Bryan arrived in the House of Lords on a pledge to campaign for its abolition “at the earliest opportunity”. As the new Labour peer gets to grips with the upper chamber, she sits down with Gary Connor for her first ever interview

Haleh Afshar has never been afraid to speak her mind. She talks to Gary Connor about her upbringing within the Iranian establishment, fleeing Tehran and her journey to the Lords

Paralympian, campaigner and Westminster’s longest-serving life peer – Baroness Masham has led the charge on disability, health and penal reform issues in the House of Lords for nearly 50 years. But, as she tells Gary Connor, the job’s not done yet

Gary Connor looks ahead to this week’s agenda in the Upper Chamber

Gary Connor looks at ahead to this week’s agenda in the Upper Chamber

Peter Hain fears the government understand Northern Ireland and is playing a dangerous game over its handling of Brexit and the Irish border. He talks to Gary Connor

Gary Connor looks at ahead to this week’s agenda in the Upper Chamber

Gary Connor looks at what’s on the agenda in the Lords this week

The EU Withdrawal Bill is expected to reach the House of Lords early in the new year, after its four-month journey through the Commons. And, as Gary Connor reports, peers on all sides are determined to have their say 

Local democracy, human rights law and EU citizenship after Brexit are all debated this week. Gary Connor looks at what’s coming up in the upper chamber

The political impact of opinion polling, health policy post-Brexit and the Anti-Money Laundering Bill all feature this week. Gary Connor looks at what’s coming up

Regional inequality, protection for whistleblowers and mental health services in BME communities are all on the agenda this week. Gary Connor looks ahead