End of an Era: Hereditary Peers Removed from House of Lords After Centuries

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Hereditary peers' last hurrah as 700-year-old system abolished

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Speaking at a farewell reception, Lord Forsyth said: "For close to a thousand years, hereditary peers and their families have helped to...

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