Peers who do not participate enough in House of Lords face sack

<p>Ministers will also press ahead with plan for retirement age of 80 after bill abolishing remaining hereditary peers goes through</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/aug/26/nigel-farage-mass-deportations-reform-migration-small-boats-uk-politics-live">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Labour plans to remove peers who do not contribute enough to the House of Lords and to press ahead with plans for a retirement age of 80 from the upper house.</p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/08/25/house-of-lords-labour-plans-overhaul-sack/">Writing for the Telegraph</a>, the leader of the House of Lords, Angela Smith, said a select committee would consider the next stage of Lords reform after the abolition of hereditary peers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/26/peers-who-do-not-participate-enough-in-house-of-lords-face-sack">Continue reading...</a>