British Labor Party Plans to Abolish House of Lords

Britain's 12-year-old opposition Labor Party, which has the highest support levels in opinion polls, announced on Monday its desire to replace the House of Lords with an elected house.

Party leader Keir Starmer and former Labor Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2007-2010) launched Monday in Leeds, northern England, consultations to determine the party's program for the next elections, which will take place in two years.

Opinion polls indicate that the Labor Party is very far ahead of the Conservatives in voting intentions, taking advantage of the instability in the ranks of the ruling party, as three prime ministers have succeeded since last summer: Boris Johnson, Liz Terrace, and then Rishi Sunak.

Keir Starmer told the BBC: "I think the House of Lords is indefensible and anyone looking at the House of Lords would have a hard time saying it should be preserved."

The House of Lords has about 800 members who are appointed in a very opaque manner. Outgoing prime ministers are appointed to the House of Lords by an “evil list” that often includes allies who then become parliamentarians for life.