abolished

Although IPP sentences have since been abolished and Lawrence's minimum term was just eight months, he has no idea when or if he will be released on parole.

"We’re not saying they should be abolished," said Parry.

SNP MP Pete Wishart said the unelected House of Lords should be abolished completely, adding that "if you represent the people, you should be voted by the people".

The majority of hereditary peers were abolished in 1999 under the last Labour government, leaving only 92 in a compromise deal with the Conservatives.

Most infamously, it fully abolished the constitutional right to abortion.