Commons speaker disagrees with Labour plan to replace Lords

Normally neutral Lindsay Hoyle could trigger row with Keir Starmer over one of party’s flagship policies

The speaker of the House of Commons has criticised one of Keir Starmer’s flagship policies, saying he does not want to see the House of Lords replaced with an elected upper chamber.

In an unusual policy intervention from the normally neutral speaker, Lindsay Hoyle told LBC radio he thought an elected Lords would threaten the supremacy of the Commons.

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​Normally neutral Lindsay Hoyle could trigger row with Keir Starmer over one of party’s flagship policiesThe speaker of the House of Commons has criticised one of Keir Starmer’s flagship policies, saying he does not want to see the House of Lords replaced with an elected upper chamber.In an unusual policy intervention from the normally neutral speaker, Lindsay Hoyle told LBC radio he thought an elected Lords would threaten the supremacy of the Commons. Continue reading…