THE appointment of new two hereditary peers on just 23 votes shows the “democratic outrage” of the House of Lords, an SNP MP has said.
offers real change which will rid Scotland of the undemocratic House of Lords once and for all.”
The full candidature statement from Lord Meston, who previously lost his seat in the Lords following the reforms of 1999, read: “Practising barrister from 1973 until 1999 . Then a circuit judge until 2020. Now part-time judge. Second in last crossbench by-election. Lord De Clifford’s pitch for votes stated: “My aspirations continue to be a committed independent, and effective member of the house. I am the chief operating and finance officer for a large veterinary group and president of the Veterinary Management Group.
“This underlines the urgent case for reforming the Lords and replacing it with a smaller, truly elected upper chamber, where the people of this country – not small bands of aristocrats – decide who shape the laws we all live under.”
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