The SNP’s position is clear: the House of Lords should be abolished. If there is to be a second chamber in the future, it must have democratic legitimacy and be accountable to the people.
Stating the SNP's stance on the House of Lords.
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I therefore hope the committee will think very carefully before pursuing a course of action that could once again raise questions about its impartiality and potentially damage its relationships with key stakeholders across Scotland.
Once again Westminster is tinkering around the edges of a fundamentally broken system. The House of Lords is an absurdly bloated, unelected chamber that has no place in a modern democracy.
Embarking upon an inquiry into matters that properly belong to the jurisdiction of the Scottish Parliament, and doing so without its consent, risks reopening old divisions and damaging relationships that have been carefully rebuilt.
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