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Lord Wallace of Saltaire (LD)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 July 2025

Debate

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

Contribution

In that case, I must have misspoken and I apologise. The Prime Minister makes the nominations and HOLAC considers them. That seems to us to be a valuable part of the checks and balances of a liberal democracy. This is not a new problem. Boris Johnson is not the only person who has abused the system. If one is looking for villains of the past, my party provides by far the greatest in David Lloyd George, who sold peerages. Thankfully, we have moved away from that. I wish to press this to a vote, so I ask if I may test the opinion of the House.

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