Give UK citizens an online vote in the House of Lords, Labour told

A manifesto for technology from Labour Digital calls for open access to broadband, support for net neutrality, and direct online democracy

Alex Hern

theguardian.com, Tuesday 23 September 2014 16.07 BST

An influential Labour group has called for a fifth of all votes in the House of Lords to be devolved to citizens, who it says should vote online to directly influence legislation.

The recommendation – one of 82 in all – comes in a new report, Number One in Digital, produced by Labour Digital, a grassroots network of more than 300 digital professionals created by shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna to advise the party on technological policy.

Implementing all 82 recommendations could cost “up to £10bn” over the next five years, the report’s authors say, adding that it would add £63bn per year in value to the UK economy.

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