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Government brings in Bill to remove ‘outdated’ hereditary peers from Lords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

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Derry woman living with rare condition working to raise awareness

Derry woman, Rosaline Callaghan, was diagnosed in 2019, with the rare condition known as hereditary amyloidosis. It is a condition geographically specific to North West Donegal. Rosaline chats to Derry News about her condition, the support she ...

27 Jan 2023 at 16:33

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 Government is keen to press ahead ...

25 Aug 2025 at 23:51

Genetic research ‘changed our son’s life’

A couple have told how genomics research has changed their son’s life and enabled him to have treatment with a common drug that costs pennies. Sarah and Rob Everitt, both 42, spent years trying to get a diagnosis for their son, Owen, now ...

13 Dec 2022 at 15:59

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‘It’s shaped who I am’ – Woman views life-threatening condition causing sporadic bouts of painful swelling as ‘blessing’

A woman living with a rare and life-threatening condition causing sporadic bouts of painful swelling to her body says she views it as a “blessing” as it has “shaped” who she is. Karen Owen, 64, who lives in Bracknell, Berkshire, with ...

24 Oct 2025 at 06:55

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 ...

11 Dec 2024 at 16:00

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 ...

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 ...

17 Jul 2024 at 18:23

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 ...

12 Mar 2025 at 21:50

Hereditary peers to leave red benches before next King’s Speech

Hereditary peerages to go before next King’s Speech

Hereditary peers will lose their seats in the House of Lords before the next King’s Speech. The Lords on Tuesday accepted a final draft of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, marking the end of its ...

10 Mar 2026 at 23:50

World

Japanese court denies government aid for children of Nagasaki A-bomb survivors

A Japanese court has rejected a damages claim filed by a group of children of Nagasaki atomic bombing survivors seeking eligibility for government support for medical costs, saying hereditary radiation ...

12 Dec 2022 at 10:04

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