House of Lords

14 September 2026

Chamber Actual start House of Lords

38:33 - 40:28
Speaker 1
Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. 

To all Lords Spiritual and Temporal and all other Our Subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting!  Know ye that We of Our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, in pursuance of the Life Peerages Act 1958 and of all other powers in that behalf Us enabling, do by these Presents advance, create, and prefer, Our right trusty and well-beloved Counsellor Sir Brian Henry Leveson, Knight, to the state, degree, style, dignity, title, and honour of Baron Leveson of Liverpool, in Liverpool in Our County of Merseyside. 

And for us, our heirs and successors, to appoint, give and grant unto him the said name, state, degree, style, dignity, title and honour of Baron Leveson of Liverpool, to have and to hold unto him for his life.  Willing and by these presents granting, for us, our heirs and successors, that he may have, hold and possess a seat, place and voice in the Parliaments and public assemblies and councils of us, our heirs and successors, within our United Kingdom, amongst the Barons.  And that also he may enjoy and use all the rights, privileges, pre-eminences, immunities and advantages to the degree of a Baron duly and of right belonging, which Barons of our United Kingdom have heretofore used and enjoyed, or as they do at present use and enjoy.  In witness whereof, we have caused these our letters to be made patent.  Witness ourself at Westminster, in the afternoon of the twenty-fifth day of August, in the fourth year of our reign. 
40:26 - 40:35
Speaker 2
By warrant under the King's sign manual. 

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