So where are Ann Widdecombe, Theresa May, Margaret Beckett and Clare Short and ...er... the Liberal Democrat baronesses?
BBC: Ladies' Day at Westminster
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Labour brought 170 of its 239 peers to the wicket and there were just two rebel Lib Dem votes for the amendment - Baronesses Doocey and Tonge.
BBC: Voting with the heart - and stomach
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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has unveiled plans to reform the upper chamber, which include replacing the current lords and baronesses with 300 paid, elected "senators" serving 15-year terms.