Helen Goodman

Working Hard for all in Bishop Auckland

Helen welcomes Lords vote

Helen has welcomed the historic decision of the House of Commons to vote for an elected House of Lords.

Time for democracy in the House of Lords

Helen spoke yesterday in the Commons debate on reform of the House of Lords. You can read the speech here. Helen supports indirect elections to the Lords, but she has decided to vote for a predominantly elected House to establish democratic accountability and greater representativeness in the upper chamber.