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Is It a Reason to Scrap the House of Lords?

Starmer's rationale seems to be that his rewarding of lackeys and donors in his resignation honors has tarnished Johnson debased the whole institution. Do you know who get automatic seats in the House of Lords? Archbishop's do. Grandees of political parties, people who have put in years of service at the top of the political tree can usually expect to move to the House of lords. Anyone can go in the House Of Lords. That's a round of Boris Johnson. He doesn't even need to be a party donor anymore. But is that a reason to scrap it?

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