End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats
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Britain eliminates hereditary seats in Parliament, ending a nearly 1,000-year aristocratic privilege for the first time.
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Britain's Parliament has passed legislation to abolish hereditary peerages, eliminating the right of aristocrats to inherit seats in the House of Lords for the first time in nearly 1,000 years. Currently, 92 unelected lawmakers hold hereditary seats, all of whom are older white men. The new law will phase out these inherited positions, fundamentally restructuring the upper chamber's composition. This change marks a historic shift toward a more elected and representative legislative body in Westminster.
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A new law phases out the 92 hereditary lawmakers in the House of Lords over time.
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