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 ...

The House of Lords, external is part of the UK Parliament. Also known as the Upper Chamber, it is independent from the House of Commons, external - where 650 Members of Parliament (MPs ...

There are different pathways from the House of Commons into the House of Lords and some MPs appear to find it easier than others to travel along them. Our results suggest that for ex-MPs ...

When the House of Commons meets for the first time, Black Rod summons MPs to the House of Lords, where they are directed to elect their Speaker. Black Rod Sarah Clarke summoned MPs to the House of ...

class war, “guillotines” and “drive-by assassination”. The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, which has been through the Commons, will abolish the 92 seats reserved for members of the ...

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Hereditary peers will be booted out of the House ... Lords within months, ministers have confirmed. A new bill to scrap the 92 remaining hereditary seats in the Lords will be introduced in the ...

and marks a change in tone in the relationship between the Commons and the Lords.” Even within the House of Lords itself, it’s hard to find anyone willing to defend the hereditary principle. But there ...