Apart from booting octogenarians out of the Lords, Starmer’s manifesto promises “to introduce legislation to remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote“. That drags a few descendants of Labour giants down with the rest…
As a bonus, also up for the chop are Raymond Asquith (great-grandson of Herbert) and Rupert Carington (son of Peter). Some devoted history fans might view the remaining Lords as a bit of a rump…
