Rejected petition Abolish the House of Lords and replace it with an elected house

The House of Lords have shown for the last 3years since the referendum that they are a majority of pro European Union, undemocratic and NOT impartial,against Brexit and against the will of the people.

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Why was this petition rejected?

It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We're not sure how you would like the replacement of the House of Lords to be elected. You might also be interested to know that the role of the House of Lords is not intended to be impartial in its work. You can find out more about its work here:

https://www.parliament.uk/about/faqs/house-of-lords-faqs/role/

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Date submitted 11 October 2019
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