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UK Ends Inherited Seats in Parliament
The UK is ending inherited seats in the House of Lords. On Tuesday evening, the upper chamber accepted the final bill.
The bill removes 92 seats held by peers who inherited their titles. Parliament agreed to a deal to protect some members.
Conservatives and cross-benchers got life peerages. Without this agreement, they would have lost their seats. Inherited titles will be abolished before the next king's speech.
Klear Note — The House of Lords is the UK's upper chamber of Parliament. Hereditary peers inherited their seats through family titles for centuries. This change makes the chamber more democratic and merit-based.
Key Terms 5
- House of Lords
- The upper chamber of the UK Parliament, not elected by the public
- hereditary peers
- Lords who hold their seat because of family title, not election
- life peerages
- A seat in the Lords given for life, not passed to children
- cross-benchers
- Lords who do not belong to any political party
- king's speech
- A formal speech by the King that opens a new session of Parliament