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OPINION - The hereditary peers are an antiquated anachronism in the Lords, so let them stay

The hereditary peers aren’t beholden to political patronage; they’re a unique part of the constitution.

Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2024

SNP bid to abolish House of Lords altogether with Labour bill amendment

THE SNP will look to push the UK Government to go beyond its plans to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords and instead abolish it…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 14, 2024

Fury as Keir Starmer appoints another peer to fill Government post

KEIR Starmer has been slammed for appointing another new peer to fill a Government post – despite previous pledges to abolish the House of Lords.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 11, 2024

Prominent Tory peer resigns from party over 'how far right' it has moved

A PROMINENT Tory peer has resigned from the party over how far it has moved to the right.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2024

Britain is finally abolishing hereditary peers from the House of Lords – a constitutional expert on the historical reforms that built up to this moment

Having made a pre-election pledge to do so, the government is moving forward with the House of Lords (hereditary peers) bill, a piece of legislation that will remove the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords.

The Conversation · Sep 23, 2024

‘This is our culture’: what Earl of Devon thinks hereditary peers bring to Lords

As Labour looks to stop all dukes and earls sitting in second chamber, Charles Courtenay defends the ‘long view’ they represent

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024

Lords appointments must be transparent

Letters: Readers respond to Marina Hyde’s column on the sexist gossip around the elevation of Charlotte Owen to the upper house

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2024

Here’s the real ‘enigma’ about Charlotte Owen: why we still take sexist gossip so seriously

OK, it’s not great to put a 29-year-old in the Lords – but trouser-rubbing ‘journalists’ spreading innuendo can’t back it up with a shred of evidence, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024

Who is Lord Alli, the life peer and prominent Labour donor?

From access into No 10 to covering the costs of Victoria Starmer’s personal shopper and wardrobe, Lord Waheed Alli’s political career has had its intriguing moments. But who is the millionaire TV mogul who was granted a peerage at 34?

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2024

Unappealing as some life peers are, entitled lords are defending the indefensible

Tony Blair’s bodged upper house reform enabled a kind of Garrick Club, with no risk of women

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024