Baroness Deech said candidates should be assessed on past contributions to public life, public speaking abilities, and experience of policy
Appointments Committee has admitted that the Government has given the impression that some peers get their seats because of friends in high places.
“And I think those are the two challenges that are most difficult and have done most damage… that have caused a disquiet.” “I don’t know if I can achieve it but I think that every nomination ought to be checked, even if it’s a bishop, even if it’s a hereditary peer, there ought to be no reason why someone like that should not be up for being checked for suitability.”
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