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UK Abolishes Hereditary Peers in House of Lords
Politics

UK Abolishes Hereditary Peers in House of Lords

The UK Parliament has ended a centuries-old arrangement, passing a bill that strips 92 hereditary peers of their seats in the House of Lords. A last-minute deal softened the blow by offering life peerages to some Conservatives and crossbenchers who would otherwise have been removed outright. The bill now clears the way for royal assent before the next King's Speech.

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Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes

Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes

BBC · Mar 10

Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords

Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords

The Guardian · Mar 10

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