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Britain scores a win for equality

英国为平等争取到了胜利

Each year, the British monarch conducts the State Opening of Parliament. Here, Charles III, with Queen Camilla seated beside him, delivers the King’s Speech in the House of Lords, in London, July 2024.

Each year, the British monarch conducts the State Opening of Parliament. Here, Charles III, with Queen Camilla seated beside him, delivers the King’s Speech in the House of Lords, in London, July 2024.

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But all that is about to change: On Tuesday, Parliament adopted a bill abolishing the remaining quota of 92 seats that can be automatically filled by the heirs of titled peers. The act fulfills one of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s election pledges, completing a process started by his predecessor Tony Blair, who removed more than 600 seats in 1999.

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