Sep 5, 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 · Reforming the House of Lords was a key part of Labour's manifesto - the document which set out the party's plans for government. The manifesto also pledged to introduce a mandatory...

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

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...

The Labour Party peers elect the Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords. When the Labour Party is the main party of opposition in the House of Commons, this post also acts as Shadow Leader of the House of Lords.

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 the 92 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 ...

Feb 4, 2024 · Sir Keir Starmer’s party has axed proposals to scrap the upper house in a first five-year parliament and would instead implement only limited reforms to the Lords in order to focus on...

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...

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...