David Cameron 'to abandon plans' on Lords reform

It's reported David Cameron is about to abandon plans to reform the House of Lords. The Daily Telegraph says an announcement is due in the next few days after he failed to win over Conservative rebels.

House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament
House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament Credit: Reuters

It could cause a big rift in the Coalition because it is a key policy of the Liberal Democrats.

Advertisement

Clegg: 'Coalition contract broken'

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg today accused the Tories of breaking the coalition agreement by not proceeding with House of Lords reform and said his party would be withdrawing support for constituency boundary changes in return.