Viscount Astor
The Viscount Astor
Conservative
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 3 July 1973
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
12/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I offer a different opinion—perhaps a dissenting voice. My noble friend Lord Blencathra’s amendment is terrible. It is a bad amendment to a ...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
03/03/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I knew that I was unimportant when my noble friend Lord Blencathra omitted me from his list, but now it has been confirmed. I am very gratef...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
11/12/2024 • Lords
My Lords, it is a certain pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Hacking, because when he first came to this House, he did not sit on the Labour Benc...
House of Lords Reform
12/11/2024 • Lords
My Lords, I wonder how many times over the last century a noble Lord has started a speech by saying, “Reform of this Chamber is long overdue”, and how...
King’s Speech
22/07/2024 • Lords
My Lords, we must all congratulate the Labour Party on a successful election campaign and welcome the new Government. But one cannot help but notice, ...
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