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British House of Commons | Organization | C-SPAN.org
The House of Commons is the lower house of Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster. Wikipedia* On the C-SPAN Networks ...
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Peers elevated to the House of Lords after a career in the House of Commons are often merely being rewarded for loyalty – new study
House of Lords reform is being debated once again with the passage of the bill to end hereditary peerages.But far more wide-reaching reform is needed. Our research reveals potential flaws in the ...
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Sheffield councillor 'never imagined' House of Lords seat - BBC
A Sheffield councillor has said he never imagined being given a seat in the House of Lords following his "humble farming background" in Kashmir.
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Time to Embrace Democracy: The Case for Removing Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords or a Potential Risk to Democratic Balance? - JURIST - Commentary - Legal News & Commentary
In a move that would shake up the face of British democracy, the new Labour Government has proposed to expel all 92 remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords.This legislative push is part of ...
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Peers elevated to the House of Lords after a career in the House of Commons are often merely being rewarded for loyalty – new study - The Conversation
The Lords is getting more and more crowded. House of Lords/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND. At present, around a fifth of all peers and coming up to a quarter of life peers sat at one time or another in the ...