Apply a "one out one in" system to any new appointments to the House of Lords.

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Apply a "one out one in" system to any new appointments to the House of Lords.

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There are already 816 unelected Lords and we don't need any more. Whilst he has been arguing in favour of austerity David Cameron has created 244 new Lords (56 since May 2015) who can claim up to £300 per day. In 2014-15 the Lords members' allowance and expenses totalled over £20 million.

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There is a very strong argument for totally reforming our Parliamentary system not just the old fashioned system of patronage but ,whilst it remains, it should at least not become even more undemocratic and expensive. David Cameron has already created Lords at a faster rate than any other Prime Minister since 1958. At the same time the Tories want to cut the number of elected MPs from 650 to 600. We are already the only country where the upper chamber is larger than the lower house.

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