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Lord True

Holding the government to account in the Lords

30 Jan Parliament

Holding the government to account in the Lords

Unlike the Commons, the Lords retains the time and freedom to examine legislation line by line. Lord True, Shadow Leader of the House of Lords, argues that these powers are essential to good law-making and should not be curtailed