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Nicholas Cecil

William Hague backs ‘abolishing himself’ as a peer and shrinking size of Lords

Lord Hague supporting reform of the Upper Chamber

(Picture: PA Archive)

William Hague has backed “abolishing himself” as a peer and shrinking the Lords by not replacing members who die or leave.

The former Tory leader also warned Sir Keir Starmer against trying to reform Parliament’s Upper Chamber too quickly.

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