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Cameron faces major rebellion over Lords reform
Jul 9th, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron faces one of the biggest rebellions of his premiership after more than a fifth of his own party threatened on Monday to vote against plans to reform parliament's upper chamber, the House of Lords. The Conservative Party revolt also threatens to take a sledgehammer to Cameron's coalition government with the Lib Dems, whose push to make the Lords an elected rather than an appointed chamber is a key condition of the coalition deal. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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