Submitted on Friday 5th August 2011
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Remove the Bishops from the House of Lords.
In the House of Lords, 26 bishops have an automatic right to seats. The UK is the only democracy to give religious representatives seats in its legislature as of right. In a reformed second chamber, special religious representation should neither be retained nor extended to additional faith groups.
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