In the United Kingdom, senior politicians launch campaign on constitutional reform

A group of senior Labour politicians has launched a new campaign for political reform of the UK. Led by former prime minister Gordon Brown, the group wants constitutional changes to deal with the "economic and social challenges" across the country. [...] It was launched at an event in Edinburgh on [1 June]. [...] It recommended the abolition of the House of Lords and its replacement with an elected "assembly of the nations and regions", as well as deeper devolution to the cities and regions of the UK. The 150-page report followed a nationwide consultation which its authors said showed that communities from around the UK often felt isolated from a Whitehall-centric system of government. [...] It added that the alliance would put forward plans to "devolve effective economic and social powers to the regions and nations, to make our cities and regions centres of initiative for full employment and good jobs".
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