The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Members are appointed by either the monarch or the House of Lords Appointments Commission. The House of Lords reviews laws passed by the House of Commons and can delay their passage if deemed necessary.
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@9NZFHKY10mos10MO
No, but it should be reformed and appointments should be made in a non-partisan way on the basis of expertise
@9NY3TNM10mos10MO
No, an unelected second house is important for critical professional view of laws, but it should consist only of experts
@9K3RSC31yr1Y
No, because it is a check on the government. But, it needs some serious work to fix some of the issues that have come to light recently.
@9NRKWRW 10mos10MO
No, but it should be reformed to be made up of people specialising in job roles/sectors who are tested
@968WKHH2yrs2Y
Yes and replace with a citizems assembly made of experts with experience and knowledge in broad and from many various streams of society. Jury service style call up
@92PR2BD3yrs3Y
No, but there should be more diverse representation
@92GJZPH3yrs3Y
No, but have them all elected my the population.
@923LGKS3yrs3Y
Yes, but replace it with a Senate
No but it should be a wholly elected body.
@8S2ZYPS4yrs4Y
Reform to remove life peerages
@8RB2L8L4yrs4Y
No but to become a Lord and vote in the house of lords you must have contributed to society in a notable way through medicine or military service.
@8QGJSFM4yrs4Y
No, but it shoudl be voted on by back benchers who play a part in pushing new policies through
@9CWCV4Y2yrs2Y
A revamp would be better
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