Real reason Boris Johnson made adviser Charlotte Owen a life peer at just 30-years-old
Former PM Boris Johnson faced a backlash after awarding his ex-aide Charlotte Owen a life peerage when she was just 30 in a ...
Labour accused of 'power grab' with vote to boot out hereditary peers
Labour was accused of a 'power grab' yesterday as its bid to banish hereditary peers was backed by MPs. It wants to end the ...
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Twilight of the Lords
Britain’s Labor government is preparing to ‘reform’ the largest legislative body in the Free World by ending the last vestige ...
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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 ...
Out of time: Editorial on UK government's latest attempt to abolish hereditary peerage
The fact that it has taken Britain until the cusp of 2025 to seriously move towards ending a system rooted in feudalism makes ...
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He Inherited a Seat in Britain’s House of Lords. How Will It Feel to Lose It?
The U.K. government has pledged to remove hereditary peers from Parliament in 2025. For Lord Cromwell and 87 others, it is a wistful departure. By Mark Landler Reporting from London Godfrey John ...
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Sue Gray, Sir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff, nominated for peerage
However, ahead of the general election this year, the plans were scaled back, with Sir Keir instead pledging to remove the 92 hereditary peers and introduce an age cap of 80. It is understood Sir ...