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Speaking in the House of Commons on 4 September 2025
Debate
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillContribution
Frankly, the 92 remaining hereditary peers have had 26 years of borrowed time. In fact, we have heard from a Tory hereditary peer about the “repercussions” for this Bill—a threat that they will use obstruction and delay to get what they want. If that sounds familiar to the House, that is because in 1998 that was exactly the same threat made to the then Government and the then Parliament. The Marquess of Salisbury said:
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