Petition to block Boris Johnson’s honours list reaches 340,000 signatures
“People who tried to defend and prop up Johnson’s dodgy behaviour should not be rewarded with a lifetime position in the House of Lords.”
“People who tried to defend and prop up Johnson’s dodgy behaviour should not be rewarded with a lifetime position in the House of Lords.”
‘This is not a democracy’
Trust is the grease on the wheels of a democratic society
‘The science is still far too uncertain, and what we know has not been properly considered or understood, by the government, or by parliament.’
“The House of Lords is indefensible, anybody who looks at the House of Lords would struggle to say that it should be kept”
‘People have become accustomed to seeing revelations about government contracts for cronies, honours for sale, minsters violating laws, and legislators enriching themselves by promoting the interests of their paymasters.’
The suggestion was made in a draft report of a constitutional review led by former prime minister Gordon Brown.
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