The House of Lords is absurd because it suits MPs to keep it that way

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The House of Lords is absurd because it suits MPs to keep it that way
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Boris Johnson’s shameless honours list is just a particularly blatant demonstration of parliament’s scorn for democratic legitimacy

“Am I going too far? Will this jump the shark? Would it be too much to give an ermine-lined parachute to my brother so he can float into the House of Lords?” Thus Boris Johnson may have mused to himself as he ran a forefinger down the list of names that he has just announced as new peers.

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