with the mace, the symbol of royal authority The Lord Speaker chairs daily business in the chamber from his seat on the woolsack and, like the House of Commons Speaker, is expected to be ...

House of Commons The Lord Speaker, Lord McFall, sits on the woolsack, with the mace, the symbol of royal authority The Lord Speaker chairs daily business in the chamber from his seat on the ...

The ceremonial mace arrived in its own carriage - as ... was sent from the Lords' Chamber to summon the lawmakers in the House of Commons. As part of the tradition that dates back to the 1600s ...