Important:
This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Abolish the house of Lords
They are not an elected body and because of their privileged position, they are not representative of the 50 million plus voting population
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/183134
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