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The difficulty of Lords reform: Meg Russell appears on Newsnight

24 April 2012

The Joint Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill has released its report, and Newsnight's report outlines the many difficulties the government faces as it attempts to reform the House. Meg Russell discusses the problems of holding a referendum on the issue, and potential risk that a Bill may never be passed. 

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