Tory view on House of Lords is 'quite unbelievable', says town MP

2:43pm Tuesday 30th October 2012 in News

COLCHESTER MP Sir Bob Russell has accused Conservatives of hypocrisy after failing to support plans to reform the House of Lords.

Liberal Democrat Sir Bob said at a time when the UK was trying to promote democracy around the world, it is “quite unbelievable” Tories are not backing Liberal Democrats’ proposals to make the House of Lords entirely elected.

“At a time when in Britain we are arguing for democracy around the world, we are not getting our own house in order,” Sir Bob said.

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GreensteadResident says...
3:09pm Tue 30 Oct 12

A hypocrite as defined in the dictionary is a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings.

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Captain SpaceAce says...
7:20pm Tue 30 Oct 12

I'm surprised you're still pretending to care "sir" Bob. Afterall, you're only one step away from 'earning' your pension from sitting in the House of Lords.

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Boris says...
8:06pm Tue 30 Oct 12

Yes, it is surprising. The Lords is the obvious insurance policy for a faithful MP who hasn't rebelled and who might still lose his seat in 2015.

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Bobby Walker says...
8:50pm Tue 30 Oct 12

The proposed multi-representative list system would have meant Bob would have been guaranteed a Lordship in an Eastern region constituency. He has to sweat it out a bit now.

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