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Public wants much greater Lords reform than government’s modest plan – new survey

By Meg Russell, Professor of British and Comparative Politics and Director of the Constitution Unit, UCL

The UK government’s proposal to reform the House of Lords has now reached a crucial stage – with parliamentarians having a final chance to amend the bill outlining the plan before it becomes law.

The House of Lords (hereditary peers) bill does one simple thing: remove the remaining hereditary peers from membership of the chamber. But a new…

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