UK Government to Abolish Hereditary Peers in House of Lords

New legislation aims to modernize the upper chamber by removing seats reserved by birthright and addressing gender imbalance.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's administration introduces the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill as a first step in broader reforms.
The House of Lords, currently comprising around 800 members, includes 92 hereditary peers who will lose their seats under the new legislation.
The reform is part of Labour's manifesto commitments following their landslide election victory.
Hereditary peers, mostly male, are not subject to the same vetting procedures as life peers.
A modernisation committee for the House of Commons is also proposed to improve parliamentary standards and procedures.