Government set to abolish House of Lords hereditary peers

The prime minister says the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords simply by birthright is an "indefensible" principle and the government is currently legislating to end hereditary peers for good. Currently there are 88 men who have inherited their title from their parents sitting in the parliament, most of which are Conservatives. Sky's political correspondent Serena Barker-Singh spoke to the Earl of Devon, who has one of the oldest hereditary peerages. He says the role is part of the country's "heritage and culture". Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/its-a-smash-and-grab-raid-on-the-constitution-the-last-of-the-hereditary-peers-13278998 #politics #skynews #houseoflords SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales