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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nick Lester

Gangland rule of Kray twins recalled in opposition to ousting hereditary peers

Gangsters Ronnie (left) and Reggie Kray were mentioned in the Lords by Lord Hamilton of Epsom (PA) - (PA Archive)

The violent reign of notorious 1960s gangsters the Krays has been highlighted at Westminster to argue against plans to throw out hereditary peers from the Lords.

The London underworld activities of Ronnie and Reggie were recounted in Parliament by Lord Hamilton of Epsom as he warned that legislation proposed by the Government to reform the upper chamber treated appointed members as “good” and those there by right of birth as “bad”.

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