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End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats
- Lauren Frayer
- March 21, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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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 out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.
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Originally published at NPR World