Petitions/Remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords
StatusClosed
Opened29 Nov 2024
Closes29 May 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and the Bishops of London, Durham and Winchester, together with 21 other diocesan bishops, have an automatic right to sit in the House of Lords.

We think this is no longer appropriate and should be changed. We do not think that bishops should have the automatic privilege of law making powers.

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Wera Hobhouse
1Wera Hobhouse MP
Bath
7
Rachel Blake
2Rachel Blake MP
Cities of London and Westminster
7
Gen Kitchen
3Gen Kitchen MP
Wellingborough and Rushden
7
Dr Kieran Mullan
4Dr Kieran Mullan MP
Bexhill and Battle
6
Fabian Hamilton
5Fabian Hamilton MP
Leeds North East
6
Damien Egan
6Damien Egan MP
Bristol North East
5
Jess Brown-Fuller
7Jess Brown-Fuller MP
Chichester
5
Mike Tapp
8Mike Tapp MP
Dover and Deal
5
Alex Mayer
9Alex Mayer MP
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
5
Zöe Franklin
10Zöe Franklin MP
Guildford
5
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