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UK's scandal-hit Lords enjoy rare day in sun
Published Sun, Nov 1, 2015 · 09:50 PM
London
SNIFFING white powder with prostitutes, expenses scandals - members of Britain's House of Lords usually only hit the headlines for their colourful extra-curricular activities, but one recent debate proved an exception.
The unelected upper chamber of Parliament last Monday held a series of votes which forced Prime Minister David Cameron's government to rethink a controversial part of its austerity drive.
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