Parliament moves to eliminate hereditary seats in the House of Lords
From NPR
For centuries, seats in Britain’s House of Lords were inherited through aristocratic bloodlines. Today, over 90 of those hereditary seats remain. That could soon change. A new bill before Parliament would abolish the remaining hereditary peers, including the Earl of Devon.
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