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Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 March 2025
Debate
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillContribution
I will extend Burke’s reason and his argument by quoting him on the great families of the hereditary Peers from a letter he wrote to the Duke of Richmond in 1772. Burke could be quite sucky-uppy when talking to his patrons, but I think it bears repeating. He wrote,
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