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While most opinion polls predict the defeat of the ruling conservative party led by Rishi Sunak in the 2024 British general election, the leader of the political party opposing the government started his election campaign by promising to dissolve the British House of Lords. The dissolve the British House of Lords by the Labor Party is one of the bold promises of this party.
Keir Starmer’s election plans
The dissolve the British House of Lords is one of Keir Starmer’s election programs. Keir Starmer, who these days considers himself the new tenant of building number 10 Downing Street, described the plans of the government under his leadership a few days ago and promised that if he wins the next election, he will move the power away from Westminster and will transfer it to city councils and elected institutions of the people.
The Labor Party seeks a just society and a strong economy
From the point of view of the Labor Party, the dissolve the British House of Lords is a useful step. Referring to the economic problems of the people, he added that if the Labor Party wins the next election, people will see a change not only in the government, but also in the way it is run. Because the path to a just society and a strong economy is directly in the hands of taxes. On this basis, Starmer promised to replace the House of Lords, whose members are mostly appointed, with a smaller and democratic one whose representatives are elected by the people and the administration will have less expenses for the government.
Costing the taxpayer by the Conservatives
The dissolve the British House of Lords is one of the most important election programs of the Labor Party in favor of the tax on the poor. This is while the ruling conservative party is accused of making arbitrary appointments in the House of Lords and imposing more costs on taxpayers. It is said that the former PM of UK, Boris Johnson, plans to appoint several of his relatives, including the owner of the Evening Standard, to the House of Lords. Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss is seeking similar action despite a disastrous leadership that lasted only seven weeks.
Low chance of conservatives to keep power
The dissolve the British House of Lords is a significant action. After 12 years at the helm of the government and laying the groundwork for the disastrous withdrawal of UK from the EU, which according to official statistics and the admission of observers has dealt a heavy blow to the country’s economy, the conservatives are in a situation where they have little chance of staying in power. The change of six prime ministers in the last decade has destroyed public confidence in the performance of the conservatives, and Rishi Sunak, who has no hope of winning the general election, is now focusing his efforts on maintaining the status quo and saving the government from collapse.
Defeat of the conservative party in the mid-term elections
The widespread wave of strikes by employees and workers of various unions and the increase in public protests following the double-digit inflation and the worrying outlook of the economic situation, which the finance minister refers to as a storm, have shaken the foundations of the government. In recent weeks, the British people have launched several protest demonstrations with the presence of senior figures of the Labor Party to hold early elections and want to remove the conservatives from power. Meanwhile, the conservative party lost in the by-elections of Chester city last week, with a large margin against other political parties.
Absolute disgrace for Rishi Sunak’s government
Labor believes the Chester vote showed people want a Labor-led government. Angela Rayner, the deputy leader of the Labor Party, said that the British are fed up with the conservative government and its disastrous policies. She clarified that Sunak’s government no longer has the support of the people. Meanwhile, many experts have interpreted the results of the Chester election as a complete disgrace for Rishi Sunak’s government and believe that the countdown to the fall of his government has begun.
Conservatives’ popularity decline according to polls
According to the latest poll conducted in UK, the popularity of the conservative ruling party is much lower than the Labor Party. The findings of the Yougov show that 48% of people support the Labor Party and 25% support Rishi Sunak’s party. In such a situation, the Labor Party, with the slogan of transformation in the British political system, which is said to be derived from the plan of Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010, hopes to seize power from the conservatives in the parliamentary elections of 2024.
Increasing popularity of the opposition Labor Party
The opposition Labor Party, which according to polls has a high chance of winning the next parliamentary elections, has considered fundamental changes in the political system of this country, including the dissolve the British House of Lords. UK’s largest opposition party (Labor Party) proposes fundamental changes in the British political system. The House of Lords will especially feel the effects of these reforms.
The Labor Party has a high chance of winning the election
A recently published report made waves in the UK; Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown of the Labor Party proposes replacing the second chamber of Parliament – the House of Lords – with a democratically elected body. According to him, its members have been determined so far. According to opinion polls, Labor will win the general election scheduled for 2024, replacing the Conservatives.
Restoring public trust in politics
Opposition Labor leader Keir Starmer also supported the report. “Biggest ever transfer of power from Westminster to the British people,” Starmer said. At the same time, he emphasized that this is a plan that should be discussed now. In this report, it is emphasized that the goal is to restore trust in politics; including that part-time jobs for MPs are going to be banned. In addition, decentralization of London-centric politics is envisaged by moving officials and one-tenth of civil servants to other cities.
Increasing the powers of economically weak areas
According to the plan, economically weaker areas, for example in the north of UK, should be given more powers. The rights of individual parts of the country should also be expanded in order to limit independence efforts, such as in Scotland. One of the most attractive requests of the opposition is the request for fundamental reforms in the House of Lords whose members have been appointed so far. Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister from the Labor Party, said that the House of Lords is unstable in this form.
Agenda of the Labor Party
Referring to controversial appointments by former prime minister Boris Johnson, he stressed that there was a feeling that many were only appointed because of their links to the Conservative Party and not because of their contribution to society. According to him, a democratically elected chamber representing regions and parts of the country should replace the House of Lords. Starmer also said: I will abolish House of Lords to restore trust in politics.
Basic reforms considered by the Labor Party
He added that he hopes to carry out the desired reforms if he wins the national elections in the first round of his prime ministership. The latest poll shows a downward trend in the popularity of the conservative ruling party led by Rishi Sunak and a very low chance of this party winning the upcoming elections. A month after Sunak’s victory in the Conservative by-election, statistical data from the Yougov polling institute shows that the party’s popularity is significantly lower than that of the main opposition party to the government.
Polls on the popularity of parties
In the poll conducted, 25 percent of people supported the conservative party, which is one percentage point less than the previous poll conducted two weeks ago. On the other hand, 48% of people have declared their support for the Labor Party led by Keir Starmer, which has increased by one percentage point compared to the previous round. According to this report, the Liberal Democratic Party received 9%, the Green Party 5%, and the Reform Party 5% of the votes.
Decline in the popularity of the Conservatives
The decline in the popularity of the conservative ruling party started at the end of the prime ministership of Boris Johnson and fell after the disclosure of the mentioned violations during the general quarantine and the economic austerity program of the government.
The controversial economic plans of Liz Truss
Then the controversial economic program of the Liz Truss government, which caused serious financial turmoil in the UK, aggravated the situation, and despite the promises of the Rishi Sunak government, the popularity of the ruling party has not improved. This is while the economic situation of UK is in the worst situation in the last half century, and Sunak, by admitting the deep economic problems, stated that people should not expect the government to be the solution to all their problems.
According to the head of the Bank of England, UK has entered a long period of economic stagnation. The current situation has caused widespread dissatisfaction and many public sectors have gone on strike at different times. Most polls show that the Conservatives have little chance of winning the 2024 general election and will lose many seats in parliament. Last month, massive demonstrations were held in London in support of holding snap parliamentary elections, and the pressure for the Conservatives to step down from power continues.
