Removing hereditary peers is not enough to reform Lords, poll suggests

The hereditary peers bill is due to enter its report stage in the House of Lords on Wednesday. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/AP

Plans to change the House of Lords by removing only the remaining hereditary peers do not go far enough in the eyes of the public, polling suggests.

Just 3% of those surveyed backed the government’s plans, with 56% of respondents agreeing that ministers should additionally limit the number of peers the prime minister is able to appoint to the upper chamber for life.