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And their calls have been backed by Brexiteer MP Daniel Kawczynski, who said the Lords needed to replaced by a legislature of elected senators - much like the United States - as well as pointing the finger at former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg. Despite last month’s emphatic general election victory, and the Withdrawal Agreement Bill’s safe passage through the House of Commons, Mr Johnson is still racing against the clock to deliver Brexit by January 31, and suffered three defeats in the Lords last night - with more losses yesterday as peers seek to tack on further amendments. The Lords backed a Liberal Democrat amendment offering eligible EU citizens in Britain an automatic right to stay after Brexit, rather than having to apply to the government to do so, by 270 to 229.

After that they voted by 241 to 205, to delete powers which would allow lower courts to overturn rulings of the European Court of Justice. Almost immediately after that, the House approved an amendment which permitting cases to be referred to the Supreme Court to adjudicate on whether to depart from EU case law. Posting on Express.co.uk’s Facebook page, Tony Reid said: “The House of Lords trying to justify how important they are.

Boris Johnson suffered three defeats in the Lords yesterday

The State opening of Parliament

It’s a joke and a travesty of democracy Tony Gurney

“An absolute waste of time and finance keeping this shower in work. “They need to be disbanded, a complete shambles.” Tony Gurney said: “Just proves that the Lords needs to be changed or abolished. It’s a joke and a travesty of democracy. JUST IN: DUH! We got it wrong! IMF FINALLY admits Brexit Britain will boom

Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg

Daniel Kawczynski MP

Meanwhile Stephen Dibben took the opportunity to make a point about controversial House of Commons Speaker John Bercow. He said: “That’s why we don’t want Bercow in the Lords. He will block everything.” Not everybody was quite so emphatic though - Colin J Moon said: “The Lords can’t defeat, just delay, but anyway without reading up on this, isn’t this a good idea as it would stop EU citizens not already here coming here after Brexit and saying that they were here already and so can work?”

The passage of a Bill through Parliament

Shrewsbury and Atcham MP Mr Kawczynski, who previously hit the headlines after meeting with barristers to discuss a possible legal challenge to the Benn Act which sought to prevent a no-deal Brexit, said: “We have a system whereby Nick Clegg could stuff the Lords with countless new Lib Dem Peers in exchange for agreeing to support a Cameron government. “Despite the Lib Dem being totally rejected by electorate, Clegg’s legacy lives on making the Lords unrepresentative. “The sooner we have an elected Senate of 100 Senators the better, reducing the costs associated with it and making this chamber representative of the Electorate.”

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