Turkeys don’t vote for Christmas and archbishops don’t vote for an elected second chamber
Posted: Fri, 18th Nov 2011
In a response to the Government's consultation on its proposals to reform the House of Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York have argued that the bench of bishops should remain and should be joined by senior members of other religions.
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