UK House of Lords



UK government moves to oust hereditary peers from House of Lords

  • To be removed are 92 seats reserved for peers who inherited their position as a member of an aristocratic family
  • Britain is an anomaly among western governments in having such lawmakers, who hold titles such as duke, earl, viscount and baron
By AFP ·

UK House of Lords throws cold water on offshore asylum processing plan

By Christopher Hamill-Stewart ·