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Labour 'is planning to abolish all hereditary peers from the House of Lords if it wins the next general election (but they'll still be able to enjoy Parliament's bars)'
Like all peers, the hereditary lords can claim a daily £342 attendance allowance. There are more than 800 members of the House of Lords, with 92 seats set aside for hereditary peers since the ...
One in 10 peers paid for political advice by companies
One in 10 peers has been paid by commercial companies to give political or policy advice, an investigation claims. The ...
Last of the Irish Lords: ‘There’s a love-hate relationship between Irish people and Anglo titles’
Some 92 hereditary peers’ seats will be abolished under legislation UK’s Labour government pledges to push through ...
Inside the war about to tear the House of Lords apart
Sir Keir Starmer accused of seeking unprecedented control over the second chamber with his Bill to kick out hereditary peers ...