The Labour Party will promise in its election manifesto to legislate for the election of most legislators in the second chamber of parliament, according to press reports. Most legislators in the House of Lords would be chosen by indirect election. The rest would still be appointed and it is not cleared whether these would be legislators-for-life or serve a fixed term.
Lord Chancellor Charles Falconer was reported to have said that “the chamber must predominantly represent the people.” At the same time, however, the ability of the second chamber to change or block laws passed by the House of Commons would be further limited.