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 ...
MPs reject bid to remove Church of England bishops from House of Lords
The Commons heard calls for the bishops to focus on matters in their ministries rather than on the running of the country.
SNP MP calls for House of Lords to be abolished
Donors and “cronies” should be removed from the House of Lords, an SNP MP has said, as he called for the upper chamber to be ...
Ian Botham's daughter defends him after 'aggressive attack' about his House of Lords attendance
Sarah Botham's comments come after Lord Foulkes of Cumnock accused the former cricketer of not attending the chamber because ...
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MPs reject amendment to boot bishops from the House of Lords
MEMBERS of Parliament have voted to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords, but rejected an amendment from 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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Why we need to urgently reform the House of Lords
The House of Lords, the UK’s second parliamentary chamber, is primarily a revising chamber and urges the government of the day to rethink some aspects of its proposed legislation. However, it is ...