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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Ninian Wilson

Keir Starmer set to backtrack over House of Lords abolition pledge, reports say

LABOUR'S plans to abolish the House of Lords are set to be compromised following a row between Gordon Brown and Keir Starmer’s advisers, it has emerged.

The Times has reported that there have been tensions between Brown and the current Labour leader in the lead-up to the launch of a review of the constitution, with disagreements arising over the scale and pace of reform for the Lords.

Starmer commissioned Brown to produce the report back in 2020 and it is understood that the document will advise the ditching of the Lords in favour of an elected upper chamber.

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