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Does it matter to you how peers behave?
The House of Lords is embroiled in an ugly row over
To many people the Lords is an archane institution which doesn't have much relevance to our everyday lives. But the Lords has vital role to play when it comes to the laws of this country. The appointed and hereditary peers pass, amend and defeat legislation that's sent to them by MPs in the Commons.
Which is why this current row over sleaze is important. Four Labour peers have insisted they have not done anything wrong..but it's alleged that they were happy to negotiate fees of thousands of pounds with undercover reporters posing as businessmen, in return for help in advancing their interests by influencing legislation.
This morning we'll talk to our political editor and various members of the Lords; plus as always we want to know your thoughts: does it matter to you how peers behave? what should happen to any peers found to have broken the rules? Turns out they can't be stripped of their peerages without an Act of Parliament being passed...
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