Sir Keir Starmer is to launch a report proposing far-reaching reforms to the UK's political system.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has committed to abolishing the House of Lords as part of his reforms
He will launch a report in Leeds on Monday that proposes far-reaching reforms to the UK's political system.Sir Keir told the Sunday Times the changes could take more than one term.the report - which he commissioned in 2020 and was overseen by former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown - was not "intended to sit on a shelf".He will set out the recommendations in the report, titled A New Britain, alongside Mr Brown on Monday.
One of its most eye-catching recommendations will be a proposal to scrap the House of Lords and replace it with an elected chamber. that Sir Keir told Labour peers part of the argument for reform was the public having "lost faith in the ability of politicians and politics to bring about change".Speaking to Times Radio, Conservative peer Lord Norton argued the Lords should remain unelected and urged caution over "Big Bang reform".But Labour sources insist the party remains committed to abolishing the Lords.
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