Labour Party in the House of Lords
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The Labour Party in the House of Lords is the grouping of Labour peers who represent the party’s interests and help scrutinize and revise legislation in the upper chamber of the UK Parliament.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative caucus
ⓘ
parliamentary party group ⓘ |
| chamber | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Labour National Executive Committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labour Party in the House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeRole |
coordinates Labour participation in joint committees of both Houses
ⓘ
nominates Labour members to Lords select committees ⓘ |
| hasCommunicationChannel |
official Labour Lords website
ⓘ
press releases on Labour Party platforms ⓘ |
| hasDeputyLeaderTitle | Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Lords ⓘ |
| hasMembershipType |
Lords Spiritual who take the Labour whip (rare or exceptional)
ⓘ
hereditary peers ⓘ life peers ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
advance Labour Party policies through the House of Lords
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improve legislation through amendment ⓘ represent Labour voters’ interests in the upper chamber ⓘ scrutinise and, where necessary, oppose government legislation ⓘ |
| hasRole |
developing Labour Party policy in the Lords
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holding the government to account ⓘ representing Labour Party interests in the upper chamber ⓘ revision of legislation ⓘ scrutiny of legislation ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
government party group in the House of Lords when Labour forms the UK government
ⓘ
official opposition in the House of Lords when Labour is not in government ⓘ |
| hasWhipTitle |
Lords Whip
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ Opposition Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
democratic socialism
ⓘ
social democracy ⓘ |
| isOppositionGroup | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom-wide legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
participating in debates
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scrutinising secondary legislation ⓘ tabling amendments to bills ⓘ voting on legislation ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | Conservative Party in the House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | Labour frontbench teams in the House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-left ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Labour Party Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Labour Party National Policy Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow Cabinet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
members appointed as Labour peers on advice of Labour Party leadership
ⓘ
some members originally appointed as crossbench or other party peers who later take the Labour whip ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | English ⓘ |
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