MPs back end of House of Lords hereditary peers
The proposals will now undergo further scrutiny in the Lords, where they are expected to face tough opposition.
If Starmer has no need of hereditary peers, we must remove bishops too
Time flies when you finally get into Government. After all, it has been mere months since Sir Keir Starmer was positioning ...
Hereditary peer compares Starmer to China’s Xi as MPs vote to abolish bloodline members
Labour bill has enraged some hereditary peers, but was also criticised by other lords for failing to go far enough ...
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Hereditary peers evicted from the House of Lords
Labour’s House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill overwhelmingly passed its third reading by 435 votes to 73 on Tuesday, consigning the principle — and the 92 places reserved for hereditary peers in the ...
Keir Starmer top ally hails axing of hereditary peers as 'biggest step in Lords reform for a long time'
Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden stressed MPs had backed the move and it was now down to peers to do the same ...
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MPs vote to axe hereditary peers but keep Church of England bishops in constitutional shake-up
MPs have voted to axe remaining hereditary peers in a major constitutional shake-up. A total of 435 MPs voted to remove the ...
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House of Lords reforms must address bishops, say peers
Cross party support expressed for abolishing the bishops' bench entirely in debate on reforming the House of Lords ...
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Axing of hereditary peers ‘essential,’ says Labour
EVICTING the last remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords is “essential,” a Labour minister insisted today. Cabinet Office Minister Ellie Reeves made the remarks as she moved the third ...
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Removal of hereditary peers from House of Lords step closer after vote
Landmark legislation to remove the right of the remaining 92 hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords and is closer after passing its second reading in the House of Commons.