Labour has previously vowed to abolish the unelected upper chamber of Parliament.

Labour plans to axe all hereditary peers from the House of Lords, reports have suggested.

But the 92 hereditary lords who sit in Parliament’s upper chamber would still be allowed to retain their access to the Palace of Westminster as a sweetener, the Financial Times has reported.

This would allow them to still enjoy access to Parliament’s bars and subsidised restaurants.

Labour has previously vowed to abolish the unelected upper chamber of Parliament, with Sir Keir Starmer having branded it “undemocratic”.

  • mannycalavera@feddit.uk
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    6 months ago

    Not going to happen. Use this line to draw in the last few far left hold outs that were on the fence for the election then quietly say:

    Now is not the time. The country has bigger priorities. We don't think the electorate care about this above a properly funded #NHS. Etc etc

    Politics playbook 101.

    • frazorth@feddit.uk
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      6 months ago

      The lefties want to reform the House of Lords.

      We would like to pay for an incubation chamber for this dying baby.

      Yep, they already trotted that out twice. It could easily come out a third time and the 51% wouldn't even notice.