1.0The Centre for Citizenshiphttps://centreforcitizenship.org/wpEditorhttps://centreforcitizenship.org/wp/author/editor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RFvYDFplqf"><a href="https://centreforcitizenship.org/wp/2019/09/18/nineteen-new-legislators-imposed-on-british/">Nineteen New Legislators Imposed On British</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://centreforcitizenship.org/wp/2019/09/18/nineteen-new-legislators-imposed-on-british/embed/#?secret=RFvYDFplqf" width="600" height="338" title="“Nineteen New Legislators Imposed On British” — The Centre for Citizenship" data-secret="RFvYDFplqf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://centreforcitizenship.org/wp/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Britain has 19 new legislators. None were chosen by the people of the UK. All were effectively appointed by Theresa May, the former prime minister. By resigning as PM she gained the right to nominate even more legislators-for-life. These appointments bring the number of unelected legislators to over 800