House of Lords
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The House of Lords is the upper chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Its current membership[1] consists of
- 630 "life peers", who had been appointed by current and previous administrations;
- 92 "elected hereditary peers", who had been elected by the previous House of Lords from members who had inherited peerages that had been granted by monarchs down the ages; and,
- 26 "lords spiritual", who are current holders of senior posts in the Church of England.