Political parties now required to justify House of Lords appointments
Hindustan TimesPolitical parties will have to justify why they want to appoint someone to the House of Lords from now on, the Government has announced. In a written statement, Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said political parties “will be required to provide citations when making nominations for appointment to the House of Lords, summarising why an individual has been put forward” from Thursday. “From today political parties will need to provide a citation for each of their nominees, which will be published on gov.uk on successful appointment.” A Labour source said: “There were big questions about why on earth Boris Johnson was giving certain individuals seats in the House of Lords. The Government will “keep the appointments system under review as we progress wider reforms to the House of Lords”, Mr Thomas-Symonds’ statement also said. Political parties now required to justify House of Lords appointments
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