Member

Do we, in an unelected Chamber, have the right to say no to this? I believe that powers across both Houses cover general elections, but there are also more recent precedents concerning other levels of elections. My noble friend Lady Pinnock referred to the London mayoral elections of 2000, when the then Labour Government decided they wanted to bring in the London mayor and assembly elections but without the provision of a candidate’s election address in the traditional way. This House, with the support of Conservative Peers, considered this to be a significant abuse of power. Those elections were not allowed to take place until we had changed the rules to make them fairer.