No Nobles Day: Britain's Parliament boots its last hereditary Lords after 700 years
- Posted on March 11, 2026
- By NPR
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No Nobles Day: Britain's Parliament boots its last hereditary Lords after 700 years
Government minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the change put an end to "an archaic and undemocratic principle." The removed aristocrats are 92 of the House of Lords' 800 members.
