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Removal of Peerages Bill

The King's Speech 2026 constitutional bill to enable peerages to be removed.

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27 Mar 2026 | Legislative consent motion Ministry of Justice linked direct

Public Office (Accountability) Bill — Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures: Legislative Consent Motion approved by Senedd Cymru - 26 March 2026

Why linked: Public Office (Accountability) Bill is the companion King's Speech 2026 measure on public-office trust grouped with the Removal of Peerages Bill in the speech's accountability strand.

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10 Mar 2026 | Debate linked direct

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

Why linked: Lords debate on Commons Reasons for the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill (10 March 2026) — directly relevant predecessor reform in the same session and provides the chamber context for further Lords reform.

Commons Reasons 20:08:00 Motion A Moved by Baroness Smith of Basildon: That this House do not insist on its Amendment 1, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 1A. 1A: Because the Commons consider that it is more …

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13 Jan 2026 | Bill introduced linked

First reading

A Bill to make provision about the removal of peerages in certain circumstances; to provide that the removal of a peerage removes any right to sit in the House of Lords; and for connected purposes.

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11 Dec 2024 | Debate linked direct

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

Why linked: Lords Second Reading debate for the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill (11 December 2024) — establishes the regime context and Baroness Smith's modernisation framing within which the Removal of Peerages Bill is being introduced.

Second Reading 11:06:00 Moved by Baroness Smith of Basildon: That the Bill be now read a second time. The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Smith of Basildon) (Lab): My Lords, there are a number of noble Lords here today who sat …

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