The alternative report was prepared by senior peers, including Lady Symons, Lady Shepherd, the cross-bencher Lord Hennessy and Lord Rooker, as well as MPs such as Tom Clark. (theguardian.com)
Viscount Astor is among several senior peers voicing concerns about the government's proposals to introduce elected peers to the Lords by 2015. (politics.co.uk)
Jan Royall's comments reflect the concerns of a cross-party report backed by 13 senior peers published today which warns that the prime minister's rapid creation of 117 new lords risks fundamentally undermining the upper House. (politics.co.uk)