Mark Pack

Ming Campbell urges Lib Dem peers to back Lords reforms

By | Fri 23rd September 2011 - 10:55 am

One of the speakers in the Lords reform debate at Liberal Democrat conference was former party leader Ming Campbell, who not only backed the plans for elections to a reformed upper house but also directly addressed the Lib Dem peers who have been talking of opposing the introduction of elections:

The motion was passed overwhelmingly, including the diversity amendment.

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3 Comments

  • Dave Besag 24th Sep '11 - 12:54am

    I did an A Level politics course a number of years ago. The person who taught me said that no-one gives up power voluntarily. Seems that too many of our peers feel this way.

  • Malcolm Todd 24th Sep '11 - 5:23pm

    @Dave Besag
    “The person who taught me said that no-one gives up power voluntarily. ”
    Your teacher obviously wasn’t a classicist, or they would have heard of Sulla.

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