Ministers introduce plans to remove all hereditary peers from Lords

Government's bill would prevent the 92 remaining peers who inherited their titles from siting in upper chamber

The government is proposing to banish all remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords in the biggest shake-up of parliament in a quarter century.

The UK's 92 remaining hereditary peers - who have inherited their titles from their parents - will lose their right to sit and vote in the upper chamber under proposals put forward by ministers on Thursday.