5124 x 3516 px | 43,4 x 29,8 cm | 17,1 x 11,7 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
5. Februar 2019
Ort:
Westminster , London, England, UK, W1
Weitere Informationen:
Keir Starmer: I will abolish House of Lords to ‘restore trust in politics’ Exclusive: Labour leader plans a new elected chamber after accusing successive Tory governments of handing peerages to ‘lackeys and donors’ Keir Starmer will abolish the House of Lords and replace it with a new elected chamber as part of plans to “restore trust in politics”. In a sweeping constitutional overhaul, the Labour leader has told the party’s peers that he wants to strip politicians of the power to make appointments to the Lords as part of the first-term programme of a Labour government. Starmer said that the public’s faith in the political system had been undermined by successive Tory leaders handing peerages to “lackeys and donors”. It is understood that Labour will hold a consultation on the composition and size of a new chamber as well as immediate reforms to the current appointments process. Final proposals will be included in the party’s next election manifesto. It comes after a series of rows over peerages. Boris Johnson made a number of controversial appointments, including his friend Evgeny Lebedev, who owns the Evening Standard. He is expected to appoint political allies and junior aides as part of a forthcoming list. Meanwhile, Liz Truss is also said to be planning a resignation list of new peers despite a disastrous leadership that lasted just seven weeks. In a meeting last week, Starmer told Labour peers that there was now strong support for reform of the Lords, both across party lines and among the public. He outlined “some very clear principles” for reform, including that any new chamber should be elected by voters rather than appointed by politicians. “I want to be clear that we do need to restore the trust of the public in every part of the United Kingdom in our system of government, ” he said. “House of Lords reform is just one part of that … People have lost faith in the ability of politicians and politics to bring about change, he said
