Petition Abolish the Life Peerages Act and return Hereditary Peers to the House of Lords

The Upper House has become perilously close to having the British public demand its abolition and replaced with an American style senate. The only way to prevent this is to stop using it as something with which to reward the party faithful and wealthy donors. Return to the way it worked for 300 yrs

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14 signatures

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Date closed 3 May 2017
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