The House of Lords has launched five short videos on YouTube in a bid to attract young people to politics.

The videos explain the role of the House of Lords as part of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Life Peerages Act.

Broadcast on the UK parliament’s YouTube channel, the clips follow the launch of Lords of the Blog, the blog for the house.

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