Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called on the prime minister to allow him to appoint peers to the House of Lords. In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, Farage said he wanted “the democratic disparity” in the upper chamber to be addressed, suggesting it was unfair that parties with fewer MPs were represented.Reform has four MPs in the House of Commons and controls 10 councils in England, but currently has no peers.Political appointments to the Lords are made at the discretion of the prime minister. A Downing Street spokesperson said: “The process for appointments to the House of Lords follows established conventions and is guided by advice from the House of Lords Appointments Commission and other relevant bodies.”While political parties may make representations regarding peerage nominations, decisions are made in line with long-standing procedures.”The House of Lords is a part of Parliament. It scrutinises the work of government and is independent from the House of Commons, where MPs sit. Members of the Lords are called peers. Like MPs, they scrutinise the work of government and recommend changes to proposed legislation. There are currently more than 800.In his letter, Farage said: “My party received over 4.1 million votes at the general election in July 2024. We have since won a large number of seats in local government, led the national opinion polls for many months and won the only by-election of this Parliament.”Farage added that he was in favour of reforming the Lords, but that “the time has …
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[mwai_chat context=”Let’s have a discussion about this article:nnReform UK leader Nigel Farage has called on the prime minister to allow him to appoint peers to the House of Lords. In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, Farage said he wanted “the democratic disparity” in the upper chamber to be addressed, suggesting it was unfair that parties with fewer MPs were represented.Reform has four MPs in the House of Commons and controls 10 councils in England, but currently has no peers.Political appointments to the Lords are made at the discretion of the prime minister. A Downing Street spokesperson said: “The process for appointments to the House of Lords follows established conventions and is guided by advice from the House of Lords Appointments Commission and other relevant bodies.”While political parties may make representations regarding peerage nominations, decisions are made in line with long-standing procedures.”The House of Lords is a part of Parliament. It scrutinises the work of government and is independent from the House of Commons, where MPs sit. Members of the Lords are called peers. Like MPs, they scrutinise the work of government and recommend changes to proposed legislation. There are currently more than 800.In his letter, Farage said: “My party received over 4.1 million votes at the general election in July 2024. We have since won a large number of seats in local government, led the national opinion polls for many months and won the only by-election of this Parliament.”Farage added that he was in favour of reforming the Lords, but that “the time has …nnDiscussion:nn” ai_name=”RocketNews AI: ” start_sentence=”Can I tell you more about this article?” text_input_placeholder=”Type ‘Yes'”]
