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Keir Starmer says he will abolish the House of Lords

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icanhandthemback Sun 20-Nov-22 10:52:46

He must think it is worth it as voting in the House of Commons works so well. 🤷🏼‍♀️

MaizieD Sun 20-Nov-22 10:45:10

And not before time!

We need a second chamber in Parliament for the scrutiny of proposed legislation, the Lords actually does a pretty good job of it on the whole, but the past few years have shown that it is not immune from manipulation by a corrupt PM.

I have mixed feelings about this. I think that life peerages based on expertise and experience brings perhaps more 'knowledge' to the Lords than there is in the Commons, which is good, but the present system of awarding peerages is too vulnerable to abuse.

OTOH, it will be difficult, but interesting, to work out how a second house should be constituted and how the members would be chosen; nomination? election? a mixture of both?

What do others think?

www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/nov/19/keir-starmer-i-will-abolish-house-of-lords-to-restore-trust-in-politics?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other