Lords reform task force proposed amid moves to oust hereditary peers

The House of Lords could set up a select committee to assess how it could be reformed (Carl Court/PA) - (PA Archive)

A dedicated task force has been proposed by the leader of the House of Lords to consider the next stages of reforming the upper chamber.

The select committee would specifically consider the introduction of a participation requirement and a retirement age, said Baroness Smith of Basildon as these issues had been raised consistently by peers and had been in Labour’s election manifesto.