Labour promise biggest ever transfer of powers

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Labour published a report on Monday by former prime minister Gordon Brown setting out plans for sweeping constitutional change, including abolishing the House of Lords.
"I'm very keen that all of the recommendations in the report are carried out as quickly as possible," he said, adding the proposals could be implemented within five years of a Labour administration.
But Labour is adamant it is a way of making sure better decisions are made that work for local people in different parts of the UK.
One of its most eye-catching recommendations is the proposal to scrap the Lords, but other recommendations include: Transfer 50,000 jobs from Whitehall to outside London Banning the vast majority of second jobs for MPs and eliminating foreign money from UK politics Setting up a new anti-corruption commissioner "to root out criminal behaviour in British political life where it occurs" Give local authorities new fiscal powers to raise revenue Create a legal requirement that decisions must be taken as close as possible to the local community Include Scottish Parliament in international agreements involving Scottish areas Establishing hundreds of regional clusters of innovation Create new directly elected mayors in Scotland The government is "doing a great deal to devolve power to local areas" and has relocated "thousands of jobs", the prime minister's official spokesperson said.