Why does UK’s Labour party want to abolish the House of Lords? | The World

Britain's opposition party has pledged to abolish the House of Lords if it wins the next election. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says he wants to scrap the centuries-old upper house in favour of a second chamber of elected representatives. Professor of politics at the University of Sheffield, Matthew Flinders, tells The World it's a “political gamble that's backfired”.