The present government’s plan to remove the remaining hereditary peers throws a spotlight on an awkward problem: might this ...

The fact that it has taken Britain until the cusp of 2025 to seriously move towards ending a system rooted in feudalism makes ...

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 ...

“But that is going to take time as well, and we’ve got the Hereditary Peers Bill going through Parliament at the moment, which will abolish hereditary peers altogether, something that’s long ...

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 ...

What a blunder. Already the House of Lords Act of 1999 ended the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit. Ninety two peerages, though, were exempted. Now the government of Prime Minister Starmer ...