Biography
Baroness Mallalieu made a brief contribution to the House of Lords debate on the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill on 1 April 2025, during Committee stage. While not endorsing the specific wording of the amendment under discussion, she expressed strong support for its underlying principle and questioned the House's procedural approach to the matter. Her remarks focused on concerns about Whip powers and the future administration of the House following the departure of hereditary peers.
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“My Lords, I have not spoken on the Bill before, but I hope the Committee will forgive me if I do so very briefly now. I do not support the actual wording of this amendment, but I so strongly support the underlying principle behind it, and most particularly what the right reverend Prelate said.”