The House of Lords has faced historical challenges but now, after Labour's election victory, a bill to remove hereditary peers is seen as overdue for reform.
Constitutional Affairs Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds emphasized this legislation represents the most significant constitutional reform in UK Parliament in 25 years, challenging hereditary peerage legitimacy.
SNP MP Pete Wishart criticized the House of Lords as an ‘embarrassment and unreformable laughing stock,’ advocating for its complete abolition rather than partial reforms.
The government plans to scrap the hereditary peers' remaining 92 seats, viewing it as crucial for the second chamber to reflect contemporary British society.
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