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The former Labour Prime Minister's comments came as Keir Starmer used a major speech on Monday to back plans to scrap the unelected and 'indefensible' House of Lords if the party wins power at the next general election

GORDON Brown’s plans for reforming the UK constitution have been dismissed by opponents as insubstantial – but what is actually in them?

Manchester should be 'the modern home of advanced machinery'

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.

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

The race to become the SNP’s leader in Westminster was sparked when Ian Blackford announced his intention to stand down last week.

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.