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This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Abolish the House of Lords, as undemocratic and unelected by the British people
Costing the country too much money for unelected Peers
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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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