The Tory government’s plan to appoint a large number of its supporting peers to the House of Lords has sparked outrage in the opposition camp saying the move is against democratic values.

Labour leadership candidate Yvette Cooper urged Prime Minister David Cameron to freeze the appointments until a plan to reform the House of Lords  has been put in place.

Cooper said the move is against democratic principles and serves the interests of just one party.

 “David Cameron and the Tories are vandalizing democracy by pursuing their own narrow party political interest rather than seeking public consent or cross-party consensus for major changes to our democratic institutions” she said.

Cooper went on criticizing the UK’s current Constitution saying the policies of the Conservative government leave no room for modernizing it.

Robert Evans a former MEP from Labour party says Cameron is pressing ahead with his plan because he is concerned about losing legislation in the Upper House. 

He warned about the implications of the move for UK politics saying with Cameron’s plan, the number of people appointed to legislate for UK would surpass the elected people and this is dangerous.

“So it is very bad for democracy and the House of Lords would turn into a key battle ground in the months ahead and I think it’s highly improper since it allows the prime minister to put his legislation through,” he said.

Constitution Unit of University College London said in a report that Cameron has made more party appointments to the Lords than previous prime ministers.

According to The Guardian, of the new appointments made to the upper house since 2010, 62% have been to the government benches, compared with 43% under Blair, 47% under John Major and 48% under Margaret Thatcher.