Overview
- Reports say no hereditary peers will remain by the King's Speech opening of Parliament in the coming weeks.
- The reform closes the 1999 exception that left 92 hereditary peers in place after most were removed.
- The government has indicated it may name additional life peers this year, and some departing hereditary members could be offered life peerages according to media reports.
- Life peers are appointed by the King on the Prime Minister’s recommendation, a route often used for former MPs and political allies.
- House of Lords President Michael Forsyth publicly thanked the departing hereditary peers for their contributions to debate and scrutiny.