Tag: house of lords

Moves to remove hereditary peers will be debated in the House of Lords this week after the bill sailed through the Commons.

The last Labour government removed most hereditary peers from the Lords in 1999, but allowed 92 to remain.

The party also said it remains committed to replacing the unelected chamber, but put no timeframe on the plan.

“It should be deeply concerning that all too often those donating large sums of money to our political leaders are then handed jobs for life, making our laws in Parliament."

Labour has previously vowed to abolish the unelected upper chamber of Parliament.

"It does seem to me... the British public is actually kinder and more concerned than this government. So this government doesn't represent the public anymore", Baroness Jenny Jones said.

The unelected chamber supported a call that Parliament should not ratify the pact until ministers can show the east African country is safe.

Why the prime minister's last roll of the dice is doomed to fail.

SNP MP Tommy Sheppard said voters would be ‘fizzing’ at the increase in sales of the drink during the cost-of-living crisis.