Keir Starmer wants to abolish the House of Lords and replace it with an elected chamber if he becomes Prime Minister.
The Labour leader would bring in major reforms in the first term of a Labour Government to "restore trust in politics" after rows over Tory PMs handing gongs to "lackeys and donors".
Boris Johnson triggered fury with attempts to stuff the Lords with allies, including media mogul Lord Lebedev. The son of an ex-KGB agent was given a life peerage in 2020 but he has spoken just once on the floor of the House.
