Overview

• Labour's manifesto outlines immediate legislation to remove hereditary peers from the House of Lords.
• Peers will be required to retire at the age of 80 and meet new participation requirements.
• The reforms aim to improve the national and regional balance within the second chamber.
• Labour commits to consulting the public on replacing the House of Lords with an elected body.
• The manifesto stops short of fully abolishing the Lords, focusing instead on incremental reforms.