Jack Straw's leaked plans for Lords reform published in full

For some strange reason, the Labour government in the final weeks before the campaign blocked publication of its plans for an elected second chamber, even though they are the most worked-out proposals produced since Labour came to power in 1997. This would also be the basis for a referendum Labour plans on an elected second chamber after the election, presumably also part of the equation for a post election Lib-Lab deal. So in the public interest we are publishing the plans in full on the website today. Click here to read them .