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Calls to remove bishops from House of Lords as MPs support upper chamber reforms

The Government has been challenged to go further in reforming the House of Lords and remove the 26 Church of England bishops from the upper chamber. MPs offered their backing to legislation to sweep away the remaining hereditary peers in what the ...

15 Oct 2024 at 20:15

Government brings in Bill to remove ‘outdated’ hereditary peers from Lords

The Government will begin the process of removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords on Thursday, as it introduces legislation to reform the upper chamber. Abolishing the 92 seats reserved for hereditary peers was one of Labour’s manifesto ...

05 Sept 2024 at 00:01

Gangland rule of Kray twins recalled in opposition to ousting hereditary peers

The violent reign of notorious 1960s gangsters the Krays has been highlighted at Westminster to argue against plans to throw out hereditary peers from the Lords. The London underworld activities of Ronnie and Reggie were recounted in Parliament ...

11 Dec 2024 at 20:54

Hereditary peers to lose seats in House of Lords under new plans

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will sweep away the remaining hereditary peers as the first step to reforming the House of Lords. New legislation will end what officials called the “outdated and indefensible” presence of members of the upper ...

17 Jul 2024 at 18:23

Tying eviction of hereditary peers to wider Lords revamp ‘excuse for no change’

Bundling the removal of hereditary peers from the House of Lords with a wholesale revamp of the unelected chamber has been branded “an excuse for no change” at Westminster. The warning was issued by Labour former Lord Chancellor Lord ...

11 Dec 2024 at 16:00

Lords talking about themselves ‘to destruction’ during hereditary peers debate

Members of the House of Lords are talking about themselves “to destruction” amid a proposed law to oust hereditary peers, Parliament has heard. Labour peer Lord Grocott, who has long campaigned to end birthright membership of the ...

12 Mar 2025 at 21:50

Lords reform task force proposed amid moves to oust hereditary peers

A dedicated task force has been proposed by the leader of the House of Lords to consider the next stages of reforming the upper chamber. The select committee would specifically consider the introduction of a participation ...

02 Jul 2025 at 18:54

House of Lords votes to block expulsion of hereditary peers

The House of Lords has backed a move to block the expulsion of hereditary peers from the upper chamber. Peers supported by 280 votes to 243, majority 37, an amendment to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill that ...

02 Jul 2025 at 21:02

Hereditary peers make last-ditch plea to be spared in ‘ruthless purge’ of Lords

Aristocrats sitting in the House of Lords have spoken of the “deep” personal offence they feel at the Government move to boot them out and have pleaded for a late reprieve against “the ruthless and unnecessary purge”....

21 Jul 2025 at 19:08

MPs reject Lords bid to block expulsion of hereditary peers from upper chamber

MPs have rejected an attempt by the House of Lords to block the expulsion of hereditary peers from the upper chamber. The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill is set to abolish the 92 seats reserved for those who ...

04 Sept 2025 at 17:29

Peers could be forced to resign if they do not attend House of Lords enough

Peers could be forced to resign if they do not contribute enough to the House of Lords, under reforms ministers hope to make. Baroness Smith of Basildon, the Leader of the House of Lords, also suggested the ...

25 Aug 2025 at 23:51

Suspension of hereditary peer by-elections extended as aristocrats face removal

The suspension of hereditary peer by-elections has been extended as legislation to expel those in the House of Lords by right of birth moves through its final stages. The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) ...

22 Oct 2025 at 16:50

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