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| Plans to curb House of Lords powers 'dropped' | Plans to curb House of Lords powers 'dropped' |
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| Plans to curb the power of the House of Lords have been dropped by the government, sources have told the BBC. | Plans to curb the power of the House of Lords have been dropped by the government, sources have told the BBC. |
| Former House of Lords leader Lord Strathclyde came up with a proposal to remove peers' veto over laws - called statutory instruments - after a series of government defeats last year. | Former House of Lords leader Lord Strathclyde came up with a proposal to remove peers' veto over laws - called statutory instruments - after a series of government defeats last year. |
| Sources say plans to remove the power from the Lords, where the Tories do not have a majority, have now been dropped. | Sources say plans to remove the power from the Lords, where the Tories do not have a majority, have now been dropped. |
| Labour peer Baroness Smith said the plan was an "absurd overreaction". | Labour peer Baroness Smith said the plan was an "absurd overreaction". |
| The government announced its review into the workings of Parliament after defeats in the House of Lords over controversial tax credit cuts. | The government announced its review into the workings of Parliament after defeats in the House of Lords over controversial tax credit cuts. |
| However, one source said it had now "been dumped". Another added: "The world has changed." | However, one source said it had now "been dumped". Another added: "The world has changed." |
| The change of heart is another policy planned by former Prime Minister David Cameron and former Chancellor George Osborne that Theresa May's government is abandoning. | |
| It has been suggested to the BBC that the change is part of Number 10's distancing itself from the previous administration, and part of its desire to pare back any legislation that might be controversial when the government is likely to face resistance in Parliament over its plans for leaving the EU. | |
| Sources have also suggested the government has been discussing ways of building a more constructive relationship with the Lords. | Sources have also suggested the government has been discussing ways of building a more constructive relationship with the Lords. |
| Lord Strathclyde told the BBC it would be sensible if the government could find a way of working more effectively with opposition parties in the Lords without having to change the law, saying: "Legislation should be a last resort." | Lord Strathclyde told the BBC it would be sensible if the government could find a way of working more effectively with opposition parties in the Lords without having to change the law, saying: "Legislation should be a last resort." |
| Downing Street did not deny or confirm the suggestion saying: "We will be publishing our response in due course." | Downing Street did not deny or confirm the suggestion saying: "We will be publishing our response in due course." |
| Baroness Smith, Labour's leader in the Lords, said she welcomed the government's realisation that "the Strathclyde review was an absurd overreaction to a sensible and principled challenge on tax credits". | Baroness Smith, Labour's leader in the Lords, said she welcomed the government's realisation that "the Strathclyde review was an absurd overreaction to a sensible and principled challenge on tax credits". |