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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 March 2025

Debate

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

Contribution

How long will our self-imposed restrictions last when our constituents say that a newly elected Lord is just a waste of space if we will not vote on the things that matter to them? Why would democratically elected Lords senators accept the 1911 and 1949 limitations on stopping legislation for just one year? They would demand equal powers to the Commons to vote down a Bill, and could and would hold up legislation until they got that power.

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