The end of the peer show
· 17 min
Episode The end of the peer show
Hereditary peers have left their red leather benches for the final time. The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act became law earlier this year, which removes all hereditary peers' right to speak and vote in Parliament by virtue of their family ties. Critics have described their role as indefensible, but others accuse Labour of political point-scoring and vandalising the upper house – removing a 'living part of Britain's constitutional inheritance'.
James Heale and Megan McElroy discuss – joined by Lord Strathclyde and Lord Courtenay.
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