“Hereditary peers to be removed from Lords as bill passes Dozens of hereditary peers are set to lose their seats in the House of Lords, after the passage of a bill that will end a parliamentary role dating back hundreds of years.”

• The gov.uk source confirms that the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill will remove the right of the remaining 92 hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords, which amounts to dozens losing their seats after the bill's passage.

The gov.uk source confirms that the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill will remove the right of the remaining 92 hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords, which amounts to dozens losing their seats after the bill's passage.