The combined force of 314 Labour and Lib Dem Lords could potentially block the Tories' 224 peers in the second chamber. Andrew Neil spoke to Labour peer Helena Kennedy, Conservative Michael Dobbs and Liberal Democrat Anthony Lester about the role of the Lords, and potential reform. | BBC Politics

🗳️ It’s Election Day in America today which reminds us of another one in the not so distant past: November 4, 2008, when the band was on tour in support of Accelerate. That night the guys were playing an encore in Santiago, Chile when Bertis Downs came on stage with his laptop to share the news that Barack Obama’s victory as the next President of the United States was imminent and indisputable. The band then charged into a rousing version of “I Believe” to celebrate the news. 🗳️ If there’s an