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A new law is made in the UK when a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons makes a proposal for it which is known as 'tabling a motion'. This is then debated in the Commons, and if enough MPs support the proposal then it will be formalised in a document known as a Bill. The Commons then take a vote on whether they think the Bill should become law or not- if the Bill is defeated, then that's the end of it, but if there is a Yes vote, the Bill gets passed on to the House of Lords, which is the British Parliament's Upper Chamber. The Lords then debate the Bill- if they too vote in favour of it, then the Bill becomes a new law, but if they have any objections to it, then it is returned to the Commons to see if any amendments can be made to the Bill to accomodate the Lords' objections. Sometimes this is succesful, but in some cases the objections by the Lords are so considerable that amendment is not possible, and the Bill is 'killed off'.

The Commons does have an ultimate right of veto over the Lords, and could if it wanted to push a law through without their approval, but this is seen as undemocratic and is hardly ever done in practice.

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