Labour’s hopes of at least forming a sizeable opposition in the next parliament have been dealt a blow with more than 50 of its MPs requesting a seat in the House of Lords after the next general election. Unprepared to sit out the next five years on the “subs bench”, MPs expecting a sound thrashing at the polls have inundated the manager with formal requests for a transfer to the other place. It remains to be seen how many will be given a free transfer and how many will be red-carded and made to fight for the privilege. Any such move is sure to infuriate voters who currently think that any establishment where MPs are allowed to come and go of their own free will is too good for them.
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