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Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 November 2024

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House of Lords Reform

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I was not questioning her abilities; I was simply pointing out that support for patronage and the hereditary principle is alive and well in the other place. Poorly thought-out policy and hypocrisy have proved to be the hallmarks of this Government; “party before country and constitutional convention” turned out to be their mantra. We need a comprehensive approach to reform of Parliament. The truth is that the House of Lords is working well and doing an essential duty scrutinising legislation which is not even debated in the House of Commons, as every Bill is timetabled there. The other place needs to put its own House in order. This House has a constitutional duty which we cannot shirk. Labour needs to think again.
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