The House of Lords Act 1999 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. The act was given royal assent on 11 November 1999.
Tony Blair, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007)
Margaret Beckett, Leader of the House of Commons, introduced the Bill
William Hague, the Conservative Leader of the Opposition, led the opposition to the act
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, was made a life peer in 1999
The reform of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, has been a topic of discussion in UK politics for more than a century. Multiple governments have attempted re
The House of Lords Chamber as drawn by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson for Ackermann's Microcosm of London (1808–1812)
Labour Party campaign poster from 1910