They have continued to top-up their numbers by holding by-elections when one of them retires or dies. Several attempts have been made to scrap the system over the years but it remains in place.
Baroness Smith promised that Labour would not pack the Lords with new peers and wants to shrink its size. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer plans to replace it with an elected chamber.
Lord True is not 'obsessed' with the number of peers, emphasizing many are not 'professional' politicians. 'You never need sharp elbows to get a seat in the House.'
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