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The 92 hereditary peers in the House of Lords could be allowed to keep their seats in a new reformed upper chamber, leaked documents suggest. Proposals drawn up for the next phase of Lords reform, on which ministers are hoping to launch a white paper by the end of the year, are expected to put… Read more »
Parliament should decide if Britain is to go to war abroad, not the prime minister, a committee of peers says today. The Lords constitutional committee says the tradition that puts the royal power to make war in the hands of the prime minister is “outdated” and must be reformed. MPs were given a vote about… Read more »