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Labour leader Keir Starmer has announced sweeping changes to Britain’s political landscape, as a report commissioned by the party was revealed on Monday.

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Such reforms would include shifting 50,000 civil servants out of London, abolishing the House of Lords, and forming an elected second chamber for devolved nations.

A new integrity and ethics commission is one of several proposals aimed to improve standards in politics.

Speaking in a live address from Leeds on Monday morning, SIr Keir Starmer said that the House of Lords was 'not capable of being defended.' As he set out his plans for constitutional reform, he clarified that revisions to the second chamber should be seen within a wider context of…

The proposal forms part of Labour’s blueprint for a “New Britain”, outlined in the report of its commission on the UK’s future – headed by ex-premier Gordon Brown

SWEEPING plans to reshape Britain’s economic and political landscape have been set out by Labour’s commission on the future of the UK.

However, the Labour leader did not commit to a timeframe for the move, stressing discussions are pending on when ‘exactly’ it would take place.

Sir Keir Starmer suggested the move could be delivered during Labour’s first term in government