[kristianc]

They’re fairly similar - though the whole political spectrum is shifted to the left.

The British Conservative Party is pro free market and low tax but socially liberal, with an Atlanticist foreign policy, and is in favor of single payer health care.

The Labour Party is pro government intervention, state planning and redistributive taxes, less sceptical about regulation and has greater historic ties with Europe than with the US. It’s long described itself as a socialist party.

The House of Lords is said to be a house of experts who have been chosen because of their specialist knowledge. Because it is unelected and made up of political appointees, it’s composition can change over time.

There are however limits to what the Lords can actually do to block legislation, so it differs from the Senate. Bills can only be proposed in the House of Commons (so not like the US where either house can propose).