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BBC NEWS 24 118 08 Oct 17:24/16 ************ ************** ****** * *** *** ** ************** ****** ************ **************************
LORDS TO HOLD MAMMOTH DEBATE ON REFORM Moves to scrap hereditary peers' centuries-old rights to sit and vote in the Lords faces a marathon debate in the House next week.
More than 70 members are expected to speak during the two-day debate on the Government's awaited reform Bill.
The Bill is expected to meet a strong resistance from peers who believe there are yet more reforms to come.
But Lords Leader Baroness Jay of Paddington has vowed to enforce it.
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