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@ISIDEWITHQuestionsDomestic Policy9yrs ago

Should the House of Lords be abolished?

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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60%
No

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 @8Z2ZSSYanswered…4yrs4Y

No, but hereditary peers should.

 @B5ZZLRLanswered…12mos12MO

It shouldn't be abolished but needs to be reformed. We do need a detached house that scrutinises commons legislation regardless. It needs to have more constitutional power.

 @8SKSVPManswered…5yrs5Y

Yes and replace it with an elected upper house

 @8CRLMVCanswered…6yrs6Y

The house of lords should be fully elected, but it needs to be kept in order to prevent a dictatorship.

 @97ZF2F3answered…4yrs4Y

No but hereditary peers should be

 @988XSSKanswered…4yrs4Y

In its current form, yes, but I'm not against a second chamber.

 @BF4STNCanswered…4 days4D

Members and records of the House of Lords should be regularly reviewed by an independant third party

 @BF4C7F8 answered…5 days5D

I think you should give them much more power back that they once had

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