Labour leadership contender says new peers should not be appointed until reform of House of Lords is agreed by public and party consentLabour leadership hopeful Yvette Cooper has called on David Cameron to freeze or cap new appointments to the House of Lords until a arrangement to reform the second chamber has been achieve in situation.
The prime minister is expected to appoint a large number of Conservative supporting peers in the dissolution honours list,which is expected to be made public in the coming weeks, adding to the 791 peers who currently sit in the Lords. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com