From Earl of Devon to Duke of Norfolk: the hereditary peers set to lose place in Lords
The proposed changes follow on from those made by Tony Blair who in 1999 revoked a 700-year-old right for all peers to sit and vote in the chamber.
2024-09-04 743词 中等
Some of the remaining rump of hereditary peers who are now set to lose their seats can trace their family’s presence in the Lords back to the middle ages. All of them are men, thanks to titles that can be passed only to male heirs, all are white and most are over the age of 70. Of the 92 hereditary peers, 42 are Conservatives and 28 are crossbenchers.
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