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Labour leadership candidate Clive Lewis has said, there should be a referendum on The Future of the Royal Family .

on the occasion of his campaign launch in London, he said: "A lot of People would like to see the monarchy reduced. "

he said he understood The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as a "senior" members of the Royal Family .

Mr. Lewis is running to replace Jeremy Corbyn as head of the Labour party but has not secured the support of the deputies, and the deputies remain in the competition.

The Shadow Treasury minister needs to appoint 22 of the members or of the members that led him to remain in the race.

the Royal Family Asked to launch his leadership campaign in Brixton, South London , Mr Lewis said he understood why Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan wanted to take a step back from your duties.

"I think it is very unfortunate and a sign for the media that we have, that you had the sense to do this," he said, arguing that Meghan suffered from racism in The Press .

He said, a lot of People had discussed the Royal Family as "very high" and asked: "Why Not a referendum on The Future of the Royal Family ?"

Mr Lewis added: "Let's talk about what looks to be a modern state, and what is The Role of the Royal Family would be. "

"I would prefer to see us as citizens and citizens as subjects in the 21St Century ," he said.

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Historically, the term "theme" has often been associated with People belonging to a country under a monarchy

Until 1949, nearly everyone with a close connection to the UK as a "British subject".

to replace After this date, citizenship, the main form of citizenship in the UK - the majority of People , the "British subject" status.

the People in the Commonwealth -Association of the above-mentioned countries formerly under British rule - is still "British subjects" until 1983, after the government (although it was not an official status for most of them).

Today, only a very small number of People , the British, according to the government. For example, someone who is not recognised by any country can be allowed, as a nationality, a British subject.

According to his campaign launch, Mr Lewis took to Social Media to underline, he was not calling for the monarchy, the abolition of the death penalty.

And to trivialize, in an interview later with the BBC, Mr Lewis is trying to the meaning of his remarks about the Royal Family , added that his focus was on the General political and constitutional reforms.

He said: "My whole talk today was the talk about The Crisis of democracy and the fact that we empower People . "

On Wednesday, Prince Harry and Meghan, your intention reveals, "a step, as to be the "senior" members of the Royal Family , and the work, financially independent".

you said you split your time between the UK and North America , while "continue to honor our duty to The Queen , the Commonwealth and our sponsorships".

The decision came "after many months of intense deliberations and internal discussions," they added.

Minister of justice, Robert Buckland , said, "we must continue to celebrate and support:" the contribution of the Royal Family in the UK, adding that it had an "important role in the public service".

Mr. Lewis also in his speech, in the vote for the abolition of the upper house and the introduction of the proportional election law, describes the electoral system as "the fairest manner, by a Parliament ".

to back up So far, Mr Lewis has only secured support from four of his MP and MEP colleagues in his application to the Labour leader, is a Monday, the deadline for the survey is sufficient.

you can Also use the search for more nominations in The Shadow -foreign Minister, Emily Thornberry , who is currently seven.

The Other candidate Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy , Jess Phillips and Sir Keir Starmer , backed up with the necessary support.

There is also a competition, the Deputy leader after Tom Watson resigned in December.

The new leader and Deputy leader are announced in the 4. April.

addressing The Future of his party, Mr Lewis said labour needed to modernise "or" to die.

He called for a "Progressive Alliance " with The Other , and is critical to talk to your own party, for the failure, the Green party and the Liberal Democrats in The Last elections.

"Boris Johnson had to Escape, no fear of the party, and this worked very well for you - we have not done," he said.

He also criticized New labour for "stepping away from our values in the office," and said: "If we won victories in The 2000S we were planting The Seeds of future losses. "

Source of news: bbc.com