leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey has said she would abolish the House of Lords if she became prime minister.
The shadow business secretary says she will unveil a radical package of constitutional measures if she wins the race to succeedShe told Sky News’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme: ‘I do want to abolish the House of Lords. ‘There would need to be checks and balances in place, but to have a set of completely unelected people doing that I don’t think is right.’
Getting rid of the second chamber would dramatically reshape the way in which Britain makes it laws, but Ms Long-Bailey is yet to offer details of exactly how the plan would work.She also said she would not stand in the way of a second referendum on Scottish independence She added: ‘We’ll be rolling out as my campaign progresses how we intend to really shake up that constitutional package.