PM rejects calls to reform unelected chamber in the wake of Sewel scandal,urgent ahead with plans to increase Conservative representationDavid Cameron has said he intends to press ahead with plans to appoint more Tory peers despite growing calls for further reforms to the House of Lords in the wake of the resignation of Lord Sewel over allegations that he took drugs in the presence of sex workers.
As the Liberal Democrats and the SNP claimed that the upper house was rotten in its current form, the prime minister said he would draw up a list that would expand its size and increase Tory representation.
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Source: theguardian.com