Parties would have to justify House of Lords nominations under new rules

Parties would have to justify House of Lords nominations under new rules

Aim is to make parties set out candidates’ experience and suitability, after criticism of Boris Johnson appointments

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Political parties will be required to justify offering peerages under new rules being drafted by the government to overhaul the image of the House of Lords.

The move – which could involve similar citations as those when people receive honours from the monarch – is in response to a number of controversial appointments over the years including those of two of Boris Johnson’s key aides and of Evgeny Lebedev, the Independent’s largest shareholder.

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