Hereditary peers to lose seats in House of Lords under new plans
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Proposed legislation will end what officials called the ‘indefensible’ presence of members of the upper chamber who are there by right of birth.
Proposed legislation will end what officials called the ‘indefensible’ presence of members of the upper chamber who are there by right of birth.