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'Activist' to become youngest peer - and wants to scrap House of Lords
At 27 years old, Carmen Smith is about to become the youngest member of the House of Lords. But the former chief of staff to the Plaid Cymru group in the Senedd does not "believe" in the institution.
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The youngest peer in the House of Lords is Welsh and doesn't actually believe the place should exist
Standing next to the iconic red leather benches, next to the Lords staff with swords, decorated robes, and their curled wigs Carmen Smith stands out. Only 4% of the House of Lords is Welsh ...
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Moment youngest life peer takes seat in House of Lords at 28 years old
The youngest ever life peer has taken her seat in the House of Lords, which she wants to abolish. Plaid Cymru’s Carmen Smith, 28, will go by the title Baroness Smith of Llanfaes. She has ...
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'Punk' peer shaking up the Lords and putting tiny North Wales village on political map
Much has been made of her punky appearance since Carmen Smith first donned her robes in the House of Lords a few days after her 28th birthday. When, yesterday, the new Anglesey life peer delivered ...