of power from westminster to other parts of the uk if his party wins the next election. labour says the changes will help economy. the house of lords would be abolished and replaced with a smaller, democratically elected second chamber, which would include representatives from the nations and regions. power decentralised away from westminster would mean more clout, says labour, for english mayors, local authorities and the devolved governments. scotland in particular would be given a greater say, including the abililty to sign international agreements, within devolved areas of policy. sir keir starmer says the proposals could be implemented within five years of a new labour government. with more, here s our political editor, chris mason. train message: welcome aboard this azuma to leeds. how are we governed, and from where? labour want to convince you that too much power is hoarded in london. sir keir starmer headed to leeds. britain is one of the most centralised systems in europe,
the next stop for them as edinburgh, is part of their plan to give scotland more tower powers and part of their plan for independence. the scottish national party is not impressed. it scottish national party is not impressed- scottish national party is not impressed. it will not change osition impressed. it will not change position regarding impressed. it will not change position regarding the - impressed. it will not change position regarding the eu, i impressed. it will not change | position regarding the eu, the fundamental economic malaise in the uk, so fundamental economic malaise in the uk, so i fundamental economic malaise in the uk, so i think in that context our offer uk, so i think in that context our offer of uk, so i think in that context our offer of independence is the one that will offer of independence is the one that will cut it with the people of scotland~ let s be honest, when politicians talk about structures of government, how politics works or doesn t,
it, and now we have a planning system which will ensure that we can meet our overall need to get more homes for young people. well, yes! as the festive season started in westminster this evening, mps who threatened to rebel said the changes were a gift to get the right homes in the right place. i think this will improve the system. there are still many debates to be had, and no doubt battles ahead, but i think we ve got to a good result on this bill. but labour, who had offered to back the government s plans, say ministers have caved in to their own mps. it s completely irresponsible to scrap housing targets altogether in the middle of a housing crisis. we ve got a government that is now in the grip of its own backbenchers, far too weak to respond. in the season of goodwill, rishi sunak has given ground to his backbenchers, but the prime minister s authority has been challenged. jonathan blake, bbc news. eight children are now known to have died from an invasive form