Ken Clarke (Tory left) and Michael Howard (Tory right) have said that the Lords will oppose the government's line on the Northern Ireland protocol. Goodness knows how the unelected Lords think they have the legitimacy to challenge the elected Commons. According to the two Tory peers, they think it's a good idea for this country to observe international law and keep agreements it has made. This runs counter to what the top government lawyer in the Commons has ruled, which is that UK sovereignty means that it can unilaterally go back on its agreement with the EU.
When will we get rid of the Lords and their jumped up pretensions? They're neither representative nor accountable, and thus they do not have legitimacy, and have no business challenging the elected Commons on this.
In other unrelated news, the equally unelected Prince Charles has described the plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as "appalling".
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