The House of Lords should be replaced with an elected “modern second chamber,” the UK’s main opposition Labour Party has said.
The House of Lords is the second chamber of the British Parliament. Its main job is to scrutinise and amend parliamentary bills proposed by the House of Commons before they pass into law.
The chamber, which dates back to the 14th century, remains unelected, with most of its members appointed on the recommendation of the prime minister or other party leaders.
Speaking to Sky News on Nov. 20, Labour’s shadow work and pensions secretary Jonathan Ashworth said: “There is obviously great expertise in the House of Lords, of course, and there are very good people in the House of Lords, but we need to bring it into the 21st century. It needs to be a modern second chamber and therefore it should be elected.”…