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Nobility face chopping block in UK House of Lords
Manage episode 445637263 series 5428
British lawmakers this week have voted to approve in principle a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the upper house.
It's a right these nobles and their families have had for more than 700 years. The Labour Government says the decision will remove an “outdated and indefensible” relic of the past.
- Guest:Dan Snow, is a British historian, TV presenter and Ambassador for the UK Electoral Reform Society
- Producer: Ali Benton and Eleni Psaltis
11667 Episoden
Manage episode 445637263 series 5428
British lawmakers this week have voted to approve in principle a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the upper house.
It's a right these nobles and their families have had for more than 700 years. The Labour Government says the decision will remove an “outdated and indefensible” relic of the past.
- Guest:Dan Snow, is a British historian, TV presenter and Ambassador for the UK Electoral Reform Society
- Producer: Ali Benton and Eleni Psaltis
11667 Episoden
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