The Briefing Room - House of Lords reform

Earlier this week Sir Keir Starmer announced that Labour would abolish the House of Lords in its first term if he is elected prime minister. He’d replace it with a new, elected second chamber. Some Tories were quick to ridicule the idea and even some Labour peers have urged Starmer to focus on more urgent domestic reforms rather than get caught up in a ‘constitutional quagmire’.

But how would Starmer's plan work in reality and is it a good idea?

Joining David Aaronovitch in The Briefing Room are:

Professor Andrew Blick, Professor of Politics and Contemporary History at Kings College London
Meg Russell, Professor of British and Comparative Politics and Director of the Constitution Unit
Patrick Diamond, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Queen Mary, University of London
Jess Sargeant, Senior Researcher at The Institute for Government

Producers: Ben Carter, Kirsteen Knight and Daniel Gordon
Editor: Simon Watts
Studio manager: James Beard
Production co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed and Sophie Hill

Published on Thursday, 8th December 2022.

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