Sir Keir Starmer said he would abolish the ‘indefensible’ House of Lords ‘as quickly as possible’ if he became prime minister.
said he would abolish the ‘indefensible’ House of Lords ‘as quickly as possible’ if he became prime minister.leader did not commit to a timeframe for replacing the upper chamber with an elected assembly of nations and regions, but told reporters it would ideally be within his first term.
It forms part of Labour’s blueprint for a ‘New Britain’ following a commission led by former prime minister Gordon Brown. Speaking alongside Mr Brown in Leeds today, Sir Keir directly addressed voters outside London: ‘You are being held back. Held back by a system that hoards power in Westminster. He said the country was ‘crying out for a new approach’, suggesting Leave voters in 2016 wanted more control over their lives.‘If Labour wins next election, Britain will see a change not just in who governs, but how we are governed. Together we can build an economy not just for the many, but by the many and of the many.’
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