crossbench

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crossbench - any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition

seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down"

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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"Secondly, he is the last person to want to break ranks with what has been quite an impressively disciplined EU side," the crossbench peer told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.