Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition The House of Lords should be abolished.

The house of Lords is unelected, expensive and has shown by recent votes concerning the Brexit process that it is opposed to the will of the people as expressed in the Brexit Referendum

This petition was rejected

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/218077

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