peerage
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Any hereditary peers that lose their titles once the bill has passed would have to apply for a life peerage, in the same way as everyone else.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
He refused a peerage four times from prime ministers Disraeli and Gladstone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Starmer told MPs his former director of communications had not given a "full account" of his actions when he was being vetted for the peerage.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
Armstrong has been an assembly member since September 2024, when she was co-opted to replace Tom Elliott after he was given a life peerage.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Lords produced lords—not because peerage was hereditary, but because intelligence was.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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