Speaker Lindsay Hoyle condemns Labour plan to replace Lords
‘Do not have a second elected house – we don’t need the competition,’ says Commons Speaker
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has attacked Labour’s plan to replace the House of Lords with an elected upper chamber – warning of an “arm wrestle” for power.
Criticising Sir Keir Starmer’s policy, Sir Lindsay said “competition” from a new, fully-elected body could threaten the supremacy of the House of Commons.
“I don’t think we should have a second house that’s elected. I don’t want competition,” the former Labour MP told LBC.
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