{"id":338625,"date":"2026-04-28T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-end-of-history-hereditary-peers-set-to-be-removed-from-house-of-lords\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:00:03","slug":"the-end-of-history-hereditary-peers-set-to-be-removed-from-house-of-lords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-end-of-history-hereditary-peers-set-to-be-removed-from-house-of-lords\/","title":{"rendered":"The end of history? Hereditary peers set to be removed from House of Lords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/pv00lpEwEGk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The end of history? 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