The leader of the British Labor Party, Keir Starmer, promised to abolish the House of Lords in his first term as prime minister if he is elected prime minister. Leader of the Labor Party a Sky NewsHe said that, in his opinion, no one could “protect” the institution.
To create a new and more responsive centre, we need to clean up Westminster, do away with unearned privilege and end unaccountable power.
That is why we have put forth detailed proposals for the abolition of the present undemocratic House of Lords, whose fundamental reform has been the declared aim of successive Governments for a century, and for its replacement by a democratic Chamber constantly close to the British. People because they better represent the countries and regions of the UK
– written by in his program British Labor Party.
As the Left Party candidate recently informed us Historic victory He won the by-election, defeating the Conservative Party by a large margin.
Cover photo: II. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip at the Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords on November 15, 2006. Photo: Paul/Anwar Hussain Collection/Getty Images
