Time to derail this gravy train: Fury over cost of freeloading peers as size of Lords edges towards a thousand

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‘Anger was mounting over peers’ expenses last night after disgraced Baron Sewel admitted many members of the House of Lords received money for doing ‘f*** all’.

Demands were growing for reform of the upper chamber amid fresh allegations of widespread abuse by peers living high on the hog.

Currently there are just over 800 members of the Lords but the number could soar to more than 1,000 if it continues at the current pace of growth.

It is already the second biggest legislature in the world after China’s politburo, which has 2,987 members.’

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