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Conservatives win by nine votes in House of Lords Rhodesia row
In a tight division the Conservative peers edged Labor by nine votes 193 to 184 over the Rhodesia trade ban. The result raises constitutional questions about the upper chamber while Commons backs the policy, prompting calls to reform or abolish the Lords.
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House of Lords
Rhodesia
London
Labor Party
Ian Smith
Edward Heath
Harold Wilson
Wilson
House of Commons
Lord Douglas of
Kirtleside
Lord Fraser of
Lonsdale
Royal Ascot
Humphrey Berkeley
Berkeley
Britain
United Nations Association
Smith
Lord Carrington
Conservative
U.N. Security Council
United Nations