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The National (Scotland)
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Adam Robertson

Keir Starmer would abolish House of Lords if made prime minister

THE Labour party have confirmed plans that they would abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a “new, reformed upper chamber”. 

The BBC reports that the party confirmed this following a report in The Observer which said the move would be part of a plan to “restore trust in politics” and would see Labour holding a consultation on the composition and size of a new chamber as well as more immediate reform of the current and often-criticised appointments process.

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