Hereditary peers get the boot from UK's House of Lords
If the very name of the House of Lords implies its aristocratic history, modern Britain is finally letting go of inherited power: the last hereditary members will be removed after a vote in the other, more commonly-known chamber of parliament. Ninety-two remain in the 842-member Lords, one of the world's oldest government institutions. — Read the rest
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