Politics in UK

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The Houses of Parliament are based in Westminster in the center of London, on the North bank of the River Thames. Hence its other name is the Palace of Westminster. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the House of Parliament. The debating chamber of members of the House of Lords is known as Peers. The role of the House of Lords is to complement the work of the House of Commons, consider and revise legislation, debate issues of importance and provide a forum for government ministers to be questioned. The House of Commons is where the Members of Parliament (MPs) officially meet to debate. The term MP only applies to the members of the House of Commons. Those representatives are democratically elected by popular vote in a general election or by-election. MPs are directly responsible to the electorate and are supposed to represent to people during debates and votes in the House of Commons.

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[...] It has only 53 elected Members. Wales flag The National Assembly in Wales was created in 1998, after a referendum in 1997. The Assembly has 60 elected Members. nialogoNorthern Ireland flag The northern Ireland Assembly was created in 1998. It consists of 108 elected Members nafw_logoRiver-Thames[1]lordsseating The Houses of Parliament The Houses of Parliament are based in Westminster in the center of London, on the North bank of the River Thames, hence its other name: the Palace of Westminster. The House of Lords The House of Lords is the second chamber of the House of Parliament. [...]

[...] The Conservative Party is the main right-wing, i.e. right-of-center, political party of the UK Its longest-serving Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher who ruled uninterruptedly from 1979 to 1990. The Labour party has been created during the industrial revolution ( 19th century It cares about people voice, workforce unions. It is the principal opposition to the Tories. He provided people with social security but the United Kingdom has been on its wane since 1970. The leader of the Labour Party, Tony Blair, campaigned the same way as Bill Clinton did in 1997. [...]

[...] MP only applies to the members of the House of Commons. Those representatives are democratically elected by popular vote in a general election or by-election. MPs are directly responsible to the electorate and are supposed to represent the people during debates and votes in the House of Commons. Constitution: 659 constituencies in UK and so the same number of MPs: _England: 529; _Scotland: 72; _Wales: 40 and _Northern Ireland: 18. http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/commons.jpg The House of Common The House of Commons 10 Downing Street THE GOVERNMENT The tradition of the Prime Minister living at Number 10,Downing Street. [...]