Departmental officials are voting with their feet and seeking new opportunities outside the civil service. Tevye Markson speaks to former staff to fin.
Mr Brown will publish a report today proposing an elected alternative called the Assembly of Nations and Regions, along with measures to tackle corruption.
Keir Starmer agreed with the former PM - who has written a report on reforming democracy and devolution for the party - that the upper chamber is indefensible .