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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@9M62NM211mos11MO
The House of Lords should be heavily reformed, with a significant reduction in size and an apolitical focus on expertise.
@9LPH8QY11mos11MO
Replace with elected upper chamber with additional qualifications for members eg. captains of industry, university staff, judges and those generally in highly regarded positions
@9D46L8M 2yrs2Y
Yes but replaced with an elected second house
@9NWW2TS10mos10MO
No, but there should be no hereditary peers and Prime Ministers should not be allowed to nominate Lords
I would have said Yea, but they've actually stopped some of the Tories more extreme and right wing policies from going through. So if we had a central or left wing government then absolutely, we don't need them. But astonishingly they've actually been helpful so they can stay. For now.
@8ZK4HW33yrs3Y
It should be reformed to reflect the 21st century society
@8YH3D693yrs3Y
No it should be replaced by an elected second house
@9CDMKXK2yrs2Y
Reform the HoL to have more people elected based on 'expertise' and reduce hereditary peer/bishop seats.
It should have large reforms, not abolition.
no, but there should be more rigorous checks on who gets a peership
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