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Earlier this week Sir Keir Starmer announced that Labour would abolish the House of Lords in its first term if he is elected prime minister. He\u2019d replace it with a new, elected second chamber. Some Tories were quick to ridicule the idea and even some Labour peers have urged Starmer to focus on more urgent domestic reforms rather than get caught up in a \u2018constitutional quagmire\u2019.

But how would Starmer's plan work in reality and is it a good idea?

Joining David Aaronovitch in The Briefing Room are:

Professor Andrew Blick, Professor of Politics and Contemporary History at Kings College London\nMeg Russell, Professor of British and Comparative Politics and Director of the Constitution Unit\nPatrick Diamond, Associate Professor of Public Policy at Queen Mary, University of London\nJess Sargeant, Senior Researcher at The Institute for Government

Producers: Ben Carter, Kirsteen Knight and Daniel Gordon\nEditor: Simon Watts\nStudio manager: James Beard \nProduction co-ordinators: Siobhan Reed and Sophie Hill