House of Lords
26 October 2026
Speaker dots
- Speakers in the chapter
- Colour: political group
- Grey: no group
Tap or click a chapter's dots to see names and groups.
Contents updated at 08:43
Legend
Transcript markers
- text Sentence being played
- text Search result
- text Intervention cited by the link you opened
Click a sentence to play the video from that moment. Select text to quote it with the speaker, timestamp and link.
More options
Official source
Offset
Transcript offset
0s
Text size
Export
Replay
Versions of this video
Transcripts may differ slightly from one version to another.
Chamber House of Lords
02:48 - 04:18
Speaker 4
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 the Right Reverend our right trusty and well-beloved Richard Lee, Bishop of Durham, greeting. Whereas our Parliament for arduous and urgent affairs concerning us, the state and defence of our United Kingdom and the Church, is now met at our City of Westminster, we, strictly enjoining, command you upon the faith and love by which you are bound to us, that considering the difficulty of the said affairs and dangers impending, waiving all excuses, you be personally present at our aforesaid Parliament with us and with the prelates, nobles and peers of our said Kingdom to treat and give your counsel upon the affairs aforesaid.
And this as you regard us and our honor and the safety and defense of the said kingdom and church and dispatch of the said affairs in no wise do you omit. Witness ourself at Westminster the 23rd day of July in the fourth year of our reign.
04:18 - 06:25
Speaker 3
I, Rick, Lord Bishop of Durham, do swear by Almighty God that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles, his heirs and successors according to law, so help me God.
06:25 - 06:28
Speaker 1
First oral question, Lord Sharpe of Epsom.
The rest of the transcript is for Pro customers
Unlock the full transcript, chat, and every analysis feature with Polyfact Pro.