Parliament

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Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Bicameral
HousesHouse of Lords
House of Commons
SovereignMonarch of the United Kingdom
Leadership
Robert
since 16 October 2022
JamesAcheson
since 21 April 2023
TheBritishUnion, Conservative
since 15 April 2023
RebaAstor, Labour
since 17 April 2023
Structure
SeatsHouse of Lords: 25
House of Commons: 50
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House of Lords political groups
Chamber Leadership
  Lord Speaker (1)
  Deputy Speaker (1)
Lords Spiritual
  Bishops (1)
HM Government
  Conservative (3)
HM Most Loyal Opposition
  Labour (3)
Other groups
  High Tory (2)
Crossbench
  Crossbenchers (18)
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House of Commons political groups
Presiding officers
  Speaker (1)
HM Government (28)
  Conservative (28)
HM Most Loyal Opposition (16)
  Labour (16)
Other opposition (5)
  UK First (5)
Elections
House of Commons last election
11 March 2023
House of Commons next election
On or before 13 May 2023
Meeting place
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Palace of Westminster
London
United Kingdom

Parliament is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK. Parliament is bicameral but has three parts, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. In theory, the Crown normally acts on the advice of the prime minister, and the powers of the House of Lords are limited to only delaying legislation; thus power is de facto vested in the House of Commons.