That would indeed be a constitutional innovation. The Executive must have members in both Houses and having good Ministers, such as those whom we appointed in the House of Lords, is important to the Government’s functioning. Obviously, the future of the House of Lords and the status of election in it is a central question that must be resolved first.
Constitutional Reform
Proceeding contribution from
Gordon Brown
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 3 July 2007.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Constitutional Reform.
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