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Tremors from the Epstein files rattle the age-old foundations of Britain’s House of Lords

This past week, Peter Mandelson, a Lord, resigned after reports linked him to Epstein, including private messages like `Need a Lord on the board?`, prompting scrutiny.
Media reporting of the Epstein files and revealing messages exposed weak vetting and selection processes, renewing calls for more rigorous checks on appointments, experts say.
The House of Lords comprises more than 850 life peers introduced in the 1950s and 92 hereditary peers who remained after most of more than 750 were removed in 1999.
Anger within Labour escalated when the Labour government proposed legislation to remove hereditaries, and the Lords committee considered retirement age and participation rules, prompting criticism.
Despite pressure, reform remains glacial as the House of Lords reform process stalls, removing titles requires legislation to remove titles , and parliamentary authorities only recently gained expulsion powers.

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Tremors from the Epstein files rattle the age-old foundations of Britain’s House of Lords

By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — Fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein files has landed on the gilded wood and plush red benches of Britain’s House of Lords. Related Articles UN Security Council to hold high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump’s Board of Peace convenes UK police band together to assess Epstein revelations as scandal rocks royals and politics Former army chief seen as Zelenskyy’s top rival r…

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