This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Abolish the House of Lords, as undemocratic and unelected by the British people
Rejected on
Costing the country too much money for unelected Peers
Annual financial cost for the Peers in the House of Lords
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/201643
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