Dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited seats in the British Parliament along with their aristocratic titles will be ousted under reforms pushed through this week.

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.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's ruling coalition faces its fiercest internal battle yet over arcane plans to give people a vote for the upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, an issue that has ...

Anne Noble has been named director of advancement and communications for The Lord’s Place. The non-profit agency’s mission is to break the cycle of homelessness in Palm Beach County. At The Lord’s ...

Former Tory leader Lord Howard of Lympne mistakenly terminated Lord Irvine of Lairg (above), the ex-Labour lord chancellor, in a committee debate about axing hereditary peers in the House of Lords ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The ruling coalition faces its fiercest internal battle yet over arcane plans to give people a vote for the upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, an issue that has vexed ...