Rejected petition Abolish the unelected, expensive and undemocratic House of Lords

The people of the United Kingdom are seeking to abolish the political class and shut down the House of Lords. The reason for this, is that the House of Lords is unelected and undemocratic, therefore it has no accountability to do what is in the best interests of the majority of the British people.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/183134

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Date submitted 28 February 2017
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