Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords.

They will leave Parliament permanently this spring ...

The meeting place of Great Britain’s bicameral legislature – composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords – is also known as Westminster Palace. – Ground floor – Offices, river front houses ...

MPs and peers will have to make a big decision soon on whether or not to move out of the Houses of Parliament, to allow billions of pounds worth of essential maintenance work to take place. The ...

UK ends centuries-old hereditary seats from House of Lords - Lord True, the Conservatives’ shadow Lords leader, described the ...

By Sam Tabahriti LONDON, March 11 (Reuters) - Britain's parliament has approved legislation to remove the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords, ending a centuries-old system of ...

Centuries of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the unelected House of Lords. On Tuesday night members of the upper chamber ...

CNN — Here's some background information about Great Britain's Houses of Parliament, located on the Thames River in London. The meeting place of Great Britain's bicameral legislature - composed of the ...