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Tory hereditary peers accused of delaying government bills to save themselves
The Mirror 23 Aug 2025
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Hereditary peers make last-ditch plea to be spared in ‘ruthless purge’ of Lords
Belfast Telegraph 21 Jul 2025
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Labour’s expulsion of hereditary peers will leave Britain worse off
AOL 18 Jul 2025
The hereditary members of the House of Lords have had their day ... Many will celebrate this latest “progressive” step forward, especially those who resented the presence of the 92 survivors of the hereditary principle in the last three decades.
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A Lords’ last supper for hereditary peers
New Statesman 09 Jul 2025
Peers frustrating government proposals to improve job rights are fighting to the last glass of port to save 92 hereditaries from the political guillotine ... Green Party peer Jenny Jones aka Baroness ...
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Lords reform task force proposed amid moves to oust hereditary peers
Belfast Telegraph 02 Jul 2025
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House of Lords votes to block expulsion of hereditary peers
Belfast Telegraph 02 Jul 2025
The House of Lords has backed a move to block the expulsion of hereditary peers from the upper chamber. .
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Tories try to block Labour from expelling hereditary peers from Lords
The Daily Telegraph 02 Jul 2025
The House of Lords has tried to block Labour’s ban on hereditary peers. On Wednesday, Peers backed an amendment to Labour’s legislation, which would instead convert all current hereditary peers to life peers, rather than expelling them.
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Removing hereditary peers is not enough to reform Lords, poll suggests
The Guardian 01 Jul 2025
Plans to change the House of Lords by removing only the remaining hereditary peers do not go far ...
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