A new bill has passed that will eliminate the remaining hereditary peers in the House of Lords, a role that has existed for centuries. The legislation fulfills a long-standing Labour manifesto pledge to end hereditary membership in Parliament. While the majority of hereditary peers were abolished in 1999, this bill will remove the last 92. The government has offered life peerages to some Conservatives to secure their support for the bill. The change has sparked mixed reactions, with some peers expressing regret over the loss of their roles.