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MPs back end of House of Lords hereditary peers
MPs have backed plans to get rid of all hereditary peers from the House of Lords.A bill making its way through Parliament would abolish the 92 seats reserved for peers who inherit their titles through their families.
SNP MP calls for House of Lords to be abolished
Donors and “cronies” should be removed from the House of Lords, an SNP MP has said, as he called for the upper chamber to be abolished altogether. Pete Wishart described Parliament’s second chamber as an “absurd embarrassment” and criticised the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill for not going far enough.
MPs reject amendment to boot bishops from the House of Lords
MEMBERS of Parliament have voted to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords, but rejected an amendment from the Conservative MP Gavin Williamson to abolish the parliamentary seats for the Lords Spiritual ( News, 1 November ).
MPs vote down amendment to remove bishops in the House of Lords
The amendment was defeated after 378 MPs voted it down, with just 41 MPs in favour. Despite most new Labour MPs reportedly agreeing with abolishing the bishops' bench, 342 voted against the amendment after the vote was whipped by the Government, who wished to avoid disruption to a Bill delivering a manifesto commitment.
MPs to consider call to remove Church of England bishops from House of Lords
MPs are to consider calls to remove the Church of England bishops from the House of Lords and introduce a mandatory retirement age for peers. Conservative former minister Sir Gavin Williamson has tabled amendments in a bid to press Labour to both honour ...
Ban for autistic female teenager who made transgender comment is condemned in House of Lords
The six-match ban handed to a young female footballer for asking a “bearded” transgender opponent, “are you a man?” has been ...
Ian Botham's daughter defends him after 'aggressive attack' about his House of Lords attendance
Sarah Botham's comments come after Lord Foulkes of Cumnock accused the former cricketer of not attending the chamber because ...
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Half of Brits think Church should be separate from state
Less than a quarter of people in Britain think the Church of England should remain part of the state, a survey has revealed.
If Starmer has no need of hereditary peers, we must remove bishops too
Time flies when you finally get into Government. After all, it has been mere months since Sir Keir Starmer was positioning ...
Justin Welby's place in House of Lords 'untenable' after resignation over abuse scandal
The Archbishop yesterday tendered his resignation after days of pressure, with the Prime Minister's spokeswoman saying he ...
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IA denies House of Lords claims of conspiratorial nature in members meeting about cost disclosure
The Investment Association has denied claims made by a House of Lords member that it deliberately chose to interpret cost disclosure reforms in a way that disadvantages the closed-ended fund sector ...
Ban for ‘autistic’ female teenager after transgender comment is condemned in House of Lords
The six-match ban handed to a young female footballer for asking a “bearded” transgender opponent, “are you a man?” has been ...
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Kick bishops out of Lords so they can focus on Church crisis, Commons told
An SNP MP has said bishops should be removed from the House of Lords so they can focus on fixing their own crisis in the ...