What Happened
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5775×3912+0+0/resize/5775×3912!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F02%2F261c0d4f440da75e87492cccf698%2Fcharles-courtenay02.JPG' alt='Charles Courtenay, the 19th Earl of Devon, pictured outside his family seat of Powderham Castle in Devon, England.
Why It Matters
The Earl is one of the 92 remaining hereditary peers in the upper house of the U.K.
Key Details
- Parliament, the House of Lords.
- Under new legislation, they are losing their right to inherit these seats.'/>The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline.
- A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.(Image credit: Susannah Ireland for NPR)
Background Context
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5775×3912+0+0/resize/5775×3912!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F02%2F261c0d4f440da75e87492cccf698%2Fcharles-courtenay02.JPG' alt='Charles Courtenay, the 19th Earl of Devon, pictured outside his family seat of Powderham Castle in Devon, England. The Earl is one of the 92 remaining hereditary peers in the upper house of the U.K. Parliament, the House of Lords. Under new legislation, they are losing their right to inherit these seats.'/>The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all older white men. A new law now phases them ou
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Source: NPR Topics: News – Original Link
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