Lords reform: what next?

On Tuesday 10 July, the government was forced to withdraw its programme motion on the Lords Reform Bill, and suffered a rebellion of 91 Conservative MPs on Second Reading of the bill. This was the largest rebellion of the coalition to date. Meg Russell, Deputy Director of the UCL Constitution Unit, has recorded a video comment on the government's options from here, whether MPs were right to oppose certain aspects of the bill, and why Lords reform is so difficult. Professor Robert Hazell, Director of the UCL Constitution Unit, has commented on the wider implications for the coalition. Use the summer to try to talk Conservative backbenchers round . However, "the rebels are so implacably opposed to this Bill that they are very unlikely to come round", warns Russell. Attempt to forge a deal with Labour , who have expressed support for the bill in principle.
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