Londoner's Diary
Former Lord Speaker Baroness D’Souza last week renewed her call for more peers to step down from the House of Lords in order to free up space on the red benches. The Baroness has been banging this particular drum for years, but it’s a proposal that prompts an obvious response: you first. In the ancient mists of 2015, when she was still in position as Lord Speaker, D’Souza said: “I passionately believe that retirement at the right time has now become a public duty.” More than eight years on, and seven since she hung up her cap as Lord Speaker, D’Souza, 79, is still hanging around in the upper chamber.
