Sunak Urged to Cap Number of Peers and End Resignation Honours

Handout photo issued by UK Parliament of Lord Murray of Blidworth speaking in the House of Lords, London, during the debate on the Government's Illegal Migration Bill on May 10, 2023. House of Lords 2023/Roger Harris

The Speaker of the House of Lords has urged the prime minister to cap the size of the upper house and bring an end to resignation honours.

Peers in 2017 recommended the Lords be capped at 600 to make it smaller than the Houe of Commons.