House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026

Labour will introduce legislation to remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords.

The bill's long title explicitly states its purpose is 'to remove the remaining connection between hereditary peerage and membership of the House of Lords'. This directly addresses the promise to remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords through legislation. The bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act, meaning the legislation has been passed to achieve this removal. The language 'remove the remaining connection between hereditary peerage and membership' clearly indicates that hereditary peers will no longer have the right to sit and vote in the Lords by virtue of their hereditary status.

Remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords.

The long title of the bill explicitly states its purpose is 'to remove the remaining connection between hereditary peerage and membership of the House of Lords'. This directly addresses the promise to remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords. The bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act, meaning it is primary legislation. The long title clearly indicates that hereditary peers will no longer have membership rights in the House of Lords based on their hereditary status, which encompasses both sitting and voting rights.