Richard Leonard has backed Lords abolition. Labour conference must do the same
Last week, the rumours were proven true. Theresa May – who had previously said David Cameron’s Lords appointments…
Lords reform
Cooper hits out at Cameron for “trying to flood the House of Lords” with Tories
Labour leadership candidate Yvette Cooper has today accused David Cameron of “vandalising democracy” for pursuing constitutional changes solely…
How Labour can take control of the devolution agenda and restore trust at the same time
Not only is the coming election shaping up to be one of the most difficult to predict, but…
Weekly Survey: Labour’s plan for a senate and the London primary
Over the weekend, we found out about Ed Miliband’s plans to scrap the House of Lords and replace…
Why Miliband’s plans to scrap the Lords should be welcomed
Ed Miliband’s announcement of plans to replace the House of Lords with an elected Senate is welcome on…
Miliband announces plans to scrap the Lords – and introduce an elected Senate of Nations and Regions
In a speech to Labour’s North West regional conference in Manchester, Ed Miliband will announce that a Labour…
Chuka Umunna calls for the Lords to be scrapped and replaced with a Senate
In a flurry of interviews and announcements this morning (including Miliband announcing plans for a £8 an hour…
Weekly Survey results: Your London Mayoral choice, youth training and Lords Reform
Ahead of the election for London mayor in 2016, YouGov – on behalf of The Evening Standard –…
Weekly Survey: youth unemployment, Lords reform and London Mayor
Last week, the think tank IPPR published a report called The Condition of Britain – and Ed Miliband…
Bring the Lords into the 21st century – a solution for changing the culture of our second chamber
If there’s one fact that should keep you awake at night, it’s that according to the IFS Britain…
