Jun 13, 2024 · The Labour party has committed to immediately legislating to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords if elected to government.

Sep 6, 2024 · Labour’s election manifesto called House of Lords reform "long overdue" and "essential" as the chamber is too large and many peers fail to serve democracy. Sir Tony Blair's Labour...

Sep 5, 2024 · What is the House of Lords, how does it work and how is it changing? A law to reform the House of Lords is being introduced by the Labour government. The bill will remove the remaining 92...

Nov 20, 2022 · Labour would abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a "new, reformed upper chamber", the party has confirmed to the BBC. Sir Keir Starmer told Labour peers that he wanted to strip...

Oct 15, 2024 · Labour’s 2024 general election manifesto promised to remove the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords. Today, the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill has its second reading in the House of Commons.

This page shows a summary of eligible Members of the House of Lords who can scrutinise bills, investigate government activity through committee work, and questions government through oral and written questions, as well as debates.

Nov 6, 2024 · Labour’s manifesto committed the party to several House of Lords reforms ahead of a longer-term ambition to replace the House with an alternative second chamber. The Labour government has since introduced a bill to remove hereditary peers from the House’s membership as a first step in its reform programme.

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill is a Bill of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The Bill, if passed, will entirely remove hereditary peers from voting functions within the House of Lords.. House of Lords reform was included within the Labour Party's manifesto for the 2024 United Kingdom general election, which included an age cap on peers and the removal of hereditary peers entirely.

Apr 1, 2024 · Labour plans to swiftly abolish all hereditary peers in the UK House of Lords in its first term in power but will allow the ousted legislators to retain access to the Palace of Westminster as...

On 15 October 2024, the UK House of Commons debated a government bill to remove the remaining “hereditary peers” from the second chamber, the House of Lords. This followed a manifesto commitment made by the Labour Party before winning July’s general election.