Lords Reform Set To Be Cancelled Next Week
The Prime Minister is expected to shelve Lords reform
Tory supporters of the Prime Minister don’t support the change in the House of Lords
But the Government is now said to be preparing to shelve the plans, which would slash the number of members in the House of Lords
If these plans go ahead. The House of Lords will be 80% elected.
The Lib Dems are already preparing to retaliate , they have already warned they could block boundary changes that could hand the Tories an extra 20 seats at the next election.
It has been stated by a spokesman Lib Dem spokesman made clear there would be “consequences” for a failure to see through the constitutional change, which the party has insisted is part of the coalition agreement.
“Our position is pretty well established on what would happen if they failed to deliver. A deal is a deal,” the spokesman said. He also dismissed the possibility that the junior coalition partner would accept the U-turn if they are given other concessions on energy or party finance as “for the birds
Last month the Government was forced to drop a timetable motion for the Bill, which would have restricted Parliamentary debate, because of dissent in the Tory ranks.
The vote still went ahead because of Labour support but 91 Tories still voted against the motion.
Mr Cameron is now thought to have insufficient time to draft the new reform Bill before September
However, Lords reform is at pressing issue for all parties involved. As especially for Mr Clegg because he has already lost a referendum on another key constitutional policy – changing the voting system to AV.
Senior figures in the coalition are now working on a new agreement to cover policies for the next two years.
Shadow justice secretary Sadiq Khan said: “Nick Clegg marched his MPs through the voting lobbies in support of the harsh and unfair policies of this Tory-led Government in anticipation of receiving Lords reform in return.
“But now Nick Clegg may end up with nothing, ruthlessly exposing his naivety. Millions of people struggling through the tough economic times will question his political priorities.”
Electoral Reform Society chief executive Katie Ghose said: “This reform is vital for Britain to hold its head up as a modern democracy but it is being sabotaged by MPs who think it will work against their own interests.
“The second chamber makes laws about life in Britain, it should belong to the British public and not be a play-thing for politicians to use in their squabbling with each other.”
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