Lords have mercy! How to fix the upper chamber

The House of Lords is constantly embattled – but what value does it have and what really goes on there? Various governments have wanted to reform the chamber – with limited success. Can it be done? Marie Le Conte speaks to Politico’s senior UK correspondent Esther Webber about the good, the bad and the… unusual. 

• “It was where a deeper scrutiny happened, which you wouldn’t always see in the Commons.” 
• “A big barrier to reform is it has to go through the Lords.” 
• “I feel slightly weary of the idea of a second elected chamber. It means peers would be subject to the same kind of electoral tug of war of MPs.” 

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