upper chamber

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Speaking to the BBC's Politics Live, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander defended why the government did not stop Lord Doyle's appointment to the upper chamber.

From BBC

Starmer has apologized for hiring the Labour Party grandee, and Mandelson has quit the House of Lords—the British Parliament’s upper chamber—amid a police investigation into whether he shared market-sensitive information with the financier.

From The Wall Street Journal

Starmer on Monday also demanded that Mandelson resign from the House of Lords, the U.K.’s upper chamber in Parliament.

From The Wall Street Journal

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the former majority leader in the upper chamber of Congress, told reporters that a US takeover of the territory would "shatter the trust of allies".

From BBC

The House vote appears to have injected new momentum into bipartisan talks now underway in the upper chamber.

From Barron's