The Lords on Tuesday accepted a final draft of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, clearing the way for it to be added to the statute book.
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Hereditary peers will lose their seats in the House of Lords before the next King’s Speech.
Lord True, the Conservatives’ shadow Lords leader, described the Bill as a ‘bitter pill’ for many
Upper chamber accepts final draft of bill, which offers life peerages to some of those who would otherwise be removed
The Lords Speaker paid tribute to their distinguished service’
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