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» Thursday, February 1, 2007

Lords Reform

The Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) told the Lobby that the Leader of the House had presented Cabinet that Monday with an update on House of Lords reform. This was the result of a year long process with the relevant Cabinet subcommittee, which all members of cabinet could attend at any point if they wished. Next week there would be a White Paper published, there would then be a period of reflection, and then there would be a pre-vote in Parliament on the composition issue (not the process issue). This pre-vote would include members of the Cabinet who took different views on this matter, as this morning’s discussion proved.

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