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Britain is finally abolishing hereditary peers from the House of Lords – a constitutional expert on the historical reforms that built up to this moment

Having made a pre-election pledge to do so, the government is moving forward with the House of Lords (hereditary peers) bill, a piece of legislation that will remove the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords.

The Conversation

‘This is our culture’: what Earl of Devon thinks hereditary peers bring to Lords

As Labour looks to stop all dukes and earls sitting in second chamber, Charles Courtenay defends the ‘long view’ they represent

The Guardian - UK

Lords appointments must be transparent

Letters: Readers respond to Marina Hyde’s column on the sexist gossip around the elevation of Charlotte Owen to the upper house

The Guardian - UK

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Here’s the real ‘enigma’ about Charlotte Owen: why we still take sexist gossip so seriously

OK, it’s not great to put a 29-year-old in the Lords – but trouser-rubbing ‘journalists’ spreading innuendo can’t back it up with a shred of evidence, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Who is Lord Alli, the life peer and prominent Labour donor?

From access into No 10 to covering the costs of Victoria Starmer’s personal shopper and wardrobe, Lord Waheed Alli’s political career has had its intriguing moments. But who is the millionaire TV mogul who was granted a peerage at 34?

Evening Standard

Unappealing as some life peers are, entitled lords are defending the indefensible

Tony Blair’s bodged upper house reform enabled a kind of Garrick Club, with no risk of women

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s young peer makes millions from PR firm that advises former PM

Former Tory leader made Lord Kempsell one of the youngest members of the House of Lords at the same time as former aide Charlotte Owen

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House of Lords plans fail to tackle overmighty government

Letters: David Kauders argues for a people’s council, Les Bright hopes fiscal concerns do not slow reform and David Milton proposes giving peerages to the highest bidder

The Guardian - UK

I sit in the House of Lords – and here’s why getting rid of 92 hereditary peers won’t fix it

Only a fully elected second chamber will give us true democracy, says Green party peer Jenny Jones

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson met with uranium lobbyist connected to new business partner while he was prime minister

The Independent revealed that Johnson gave a top job at energy consultancy firm to former aide Charlotte Owen

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson firm gives Charlotte Owen top job after ex-PM made her UK’s youngest peer

Exclusive: Charlotte Owen has been made vice-president of green consultancy company Better Earth, whose co-chair is the former prime minister

The Independent UK

Baroness Owen to introduce law change aimed at criminalising deepfake creation

Lady Owen has led calls about the rise in deepfake nude images generated by artificial intelligence.

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the House of Lords: ending inherited power is the right thing to do

Editorial: It has taken a few hundred years for British politics to rid itself of the hereditary principle. Better late than never

The Guardian - UK

Anti-monarchy campaigners call on Lords reform to extend to royals

ANTI-MONARCHY campaigners have welcomed the introduction of a bill to scrap hereditary peers from the House of Lords but have called on reform to…

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The Independent UK

Remaining hereditary peers to be kicked out of House of Lords within months

The government committed before the general election to abolish the right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords

The National (Scotland)

UK Government set to bring in bill to remove hereditary peers from Lords

THE UK Government will begin the process of removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords, as it introduces legislation to reform the upper…

International Business Times

UK Govt Moves To Oust Hereditary Peers From Upper House

The UK government on Thursday introduces legislation to axe seats in the House of Lords retained for hereditary lawmakers as it moves to reform parliament's unelected upper chamber.

The Guardian - UK

Ministers introduce plans to remove all hereditary peers from Lords

Government’s bill would prevent the 92 remaining peers who inherited their titles from sitting in upper chamber

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The Guardian - UK

Sylvester McCoy is 81 today

Amy Adams, actor, 50Leonard Barden, chess player and writer, 95Jamie Cullum, jazz musician, 45Lord (Nigel) Dodds of Duncairn, former Democratic Unionist MP, 66John Emburey, cricketer, 72Dame Anne Evans, soprano, 83Sir Roger Gale, Conservative MP, 81Alan Lee, book illustrator and film designer, 77Lord (Gus) Macdonald, former Labour minister, 84Tom Mangold, broadcaster,…

The Independent UK

Your questions on proportional representation answered – from regional assemblies to referendums

Political columnist Andrew Grice takes on your queries as the debate on electoral reform hots up following last month’s election results

The Guardian - UK

Proportional representation? The House of Lords is the best place to start

Letters: Former Labour MP Liz McInnes says a House of Lords elected by PR would address the democratic deficit at the heart of government. Plus a letter from Rosanne Bostock

The Independent UK

Peer accused of Islamophobia after claiming ‘radicals will take us over through power of the womb’

Exclusive: Leading Muslim groups are lodging official complaints to the House of Lords about Lord Pearson of Rannoch’s speech

The National (Scotland)

Scottish lords cost millions – yet some work fewer than one day in 10

SCOTTISH members of the House of Lords cost the taxpayer nearly £10 million over the last five years, The Ferret can reveal...

The Guardian - UK

Nato members, IT woes, and more than a little Liz Truss – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

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