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Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (GP)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 4 July 2025

Debate

UK Constitution: Oversight and Responsibility (Report from the Constitution Committee)

Contribution

I hear “probably” from the Liberal Democrat Front Bench, and I fear that that may be right. Having just been at the Local Government Association conference in Liverpool, I warn the Minister and the Government that there will be resistance to the plans to abolish district councils—the form of government closest to the people. People are going to fight. I come to my concluding sentence. We cannot rely on good chaps suddenly discovering a sense of responsibility and honesty. Institutional structures do not support “good chap” behaviour. The Select Committee is trying valiantly to shore up something that is not working. We need to think about getting a modern, functional, democratic constitution for the UK.

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