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Such reforms would include shifting 50,000 civil servants out of London, abolishing the House of Lords, and forming an elected second chamber for devolved nations.

How should Britain be governed? Who ought to be responsible for taxation and spending? Where might those decisions be made? These are questions which lie at the heart of our political system and, says Sir Keir Starmer, are at least partly responsible for our weak economic performance.

A new integrity and ethics commission is one of several proposals aimed to improve standards in politics.

A shift of power, jobs and funding away from London would happen with a Labour government under a report published by Sir Keir Starmer on Monday.

KEIR Starmer has been accused of “spreading obvious falsehoods” after suggesting returning to the EU single market would not boost the UK’s…

Speaking in a live address from Leeds on Monday morning, SIr Keir Starmer said that the House of Lords was 'not capable of being defended.' As he set out his plans for constitutional reform, he clarified that revisions to the second chamber should be seen within a wider context of…

The Labour leader first said he did not think the move would uplift the economy ‘at this stage’, before later appearing to clarify his remarks.

Call for ministers to stop ‘sitting on their hands’ amid threats of industrial action

The Labour leader claimed people are being held back by a ‘broken model’ that ‘hoards power in Westminster’.

The proposal forms part of Labour’s blueprint for a “New Britain”, outlined in the report of its commission on the UK’s future – headed by ex-premier Gordon Brown

However, the Labour leader did not commit to a timeframe for the move, stressing discussions are pending on when ‘exactly’ it would take place.