Analysis: Rules to punish errant peers seem ineffective while those with suspensions still grace the red benches – and reform is not a government precedence Lord Sewel’s resignation from the House of Lords came with a carefully constructed statement aimed at clawing back some authority for a much diminished institution.
“As a subordinate moment chamber,the House of Lords is an effective, vital but undervalued piece of our political system. I hope my decision will limit and help repair the damage I have done to an institution I hold dear, or ” he wrote.
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Source: theguardian.com