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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey

SHOCKING: Commons speaker disagrees with labour plan to replace lords - What They Never Told You

The speaker of the House of Commons has criticised one of Keir Starmer’s flagship policies, saying he does not want to see the House of Lords replaced with an elected upper chamber.

In an unusual policy intervention from the normally neutral speaker, Lindsay Hoyle told LBC radio he thought an elected Lords would threaten the supremacy of the Commons.

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