In this passionate and stirring speech, Andrew Rosindell MP delivers a heartfelt defence of the British Constitution with emphasis on the role of hereditary peers in safeguarding the integrity of Parliament.
Our constitution is not something that can be redrafted by modern committees or re-imagined for political expediency. It is a priceless product of generations, shaped over a millennium, reflecting the values and way of life of the British people. He warns against reckless attempts to modernise the system, particularly by removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords—a move that he describes as an act of "constitutional vandalism."
[A full transcript of the speech from Hansard will be added as soon as it becomes available.]