Not only will the government contend with two hung parliamentary chambers, but it is also deprived of a majority on select committee membership. (democraticaudit.com)
The addition of a second parliamentary chamber and an executive president increases the number of obstacles a treaty must overcome before ratification. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Its 809 members make the Lords the second largest parliamentary chamber in the world, just behind the Chinese National People's Congress. (theconversation.com)