Jack Straw has confirmed he plans to publish detailed draft legislation to overhaul the House of Lords in the autumn. Speaking at a special seminar arranged by the Guardian and Unlock Democracy, and chaired by Jonathan Freedland, he explained he wanted to see at least 80% of the chamber elected.
He faced tough questions from an expert audience about why the plans have taken so long to devise – and indeed whether the reforms will ever really happen, given that the Labour government now seems to have entered its dying months.
