Lords

¹ British

/ lɔːdz /

noun

short for House of Lords

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Lord's ² British

/ lɔːdz /

noun

a cricket ground in N London; headquarters of the MCC

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A bill aimed at enshrining in law the government's Chagos deal will not be debated in the Lords as previously planned.

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The UK is considering similar legislation; this week, the House of Lords voted to support a ban for under-16s via an amendment to the government's schools bill.

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Baroness Sheehan, who chairs the House of Lords environment and climate change committee, which has been investigating waste crime, said the BBC's research had "exposed widespread illegal waste dumping across the country".

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But legislation to finalise it is currently caught in a wrangle between the Lords and the Commons.

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However, if the amendment passed in the Lords, it could be overturned in the House of Commons by MPs at a later stage.

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