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The House of Lords and life peers

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Members of the House of Lords are known as peers and are not elected. Today most are life peers, appointed for their lifetime, often on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The Lords also includes some senior bishops of the Church of England. The Commons can overrule the Lords, so the Commons is the more powerful chamber.

Memory tip: Lords = appointed peers + bishops; mostly life peers; the Commons can overrule them.

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What are most members of the House of Lords today?

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