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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 ...
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 ...
The Daily Telegraph8d
Inside the war about to tear the House of Lords apart
Sir Tony Blair’s message to the hereditary peers in the House of Lords was meant to be “thank you ... but is hoping to reach ...
London Evening Standard27d
Shouts of ‘shame’ in House of Lords amid bitter row over Royal Albert Hall
Shouts of “shame” and “disgraceful” rang out in the House of Lords over a bitter row about ... Meanwhile, three current seat-holders have petitioned against the Bill, which is set to ...