Boris Johnson stuffing the House of Lords with Brexit loyalists will “make a mockery” of plans to slim down the second chamber, the government has been warned.
Lords Speaker Lord Fowler has written to all peers warning against plans to appoint dozens of new peers in the coming weeks.
He said such a move would put years of work to slim down the Lords “back to square one.” “As I write this, we have 792 members,” Lord Fowler - a former Tory Cabinet Minister, wrote to Peers. “Clearly any substantial intake of new members will drive us over 800 - perhaps to somewhere near the figures back in 2016 and further away from our aim of a 600-member House.” It was reported last week that the PM is planning to reward people who helped him campaign for
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