🇬🇧 SNP Calls For Duke Of Edinburgh’s Title To Be Stripped — Stephen Flynn Tables Parliamentary Motion

by HEDNEWS on October 21, 2025

🇬🇧 SNP Calls for Duke of Edinburgh’s Title to Be Stripped — Stephen Flynn Tables Parliamentary Motion

By Hednews UK Political Desk | October 20 2025

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has launched a new push to strip the Duke of Edinburgh title, with its Westminster leader Stephen Flynn lodging a parliamentary motion demanding that ministers act “with immediate effect.”
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🏛 What the Motion Says

The proposed motion, filed in the House of Commons, calls on the UK government to remove the dukedom currently held by Prince Edward, arguing that the hereditary title system is outdated and inconsistent with “modern democratic values.”

Flynn’s motion reportedly emphasises that peerages and royal titles should not be exempt from public accountability or reform, especially at a time when discussions about the role of the monarchy are intensifying across the UK.

🗣 Flynn’s Statement

In his remarks to the press, Stephen Flynn said:

“At a time when millions are struggling with the cost of living and public trust in institutions is falling, it is only right that we reconsider the privileges attached to hereditary titles. The public deserves a monarchy that reflects equality and transparency — not one bound by outdated feudal honours.”

He added that the SNP’s stance is not a personal attack on any member of the royal family but a step toward “modernising Britain’s constitutional structure.”

🧭 Wider Political Reaction

The motion has reignited debate in Westminster and Holyrood over the future of the monarchy.

Labour and Conservative MPs have largely dismissed the proposal as a “symbolic gesture,” arguing that there are more pressing issues facing the nation.

Scottish independence campaigners, however, have praised Flynn’s move, calling it part of a broader effort to question the UK’s power hierarchy and outdated aristocratic privileges.

Political analysts note that, while the motion is unlikely to pass, it highlights the SNP’s strategy of using Westminster mechanisms to challenge royal and constitutional traditions.

🏴 What It Means for the Monarchy

The motion arrives amid broader scrutiny of royal spending and privilege, particularly in the wake of public debate about transparency within the Crown Estate and the royal family’s financial arrangements.

If adopted, it would set a major constitutional precedent — though observers say the likelihood of success in the current Parliament remains minimal.