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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
The Lord Geolyre of Ipswich
since 4 February 2023
martinbani22
since 18 November 2023
benjaminhenley, National
since 09 December 2023
TheBritishUnion, Unionist
since 29 November 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 (15)
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House of Commons political groups
Presiding officers
  Speaker (1)
HM Government (31)
  National (20)
  Social Democrats (11)
HM Most Loyal Opposition (13)
  Unionist (13)
Other opposition (5)
  Liberal (5)
Elections
House of Commons last election
November 23
House of Commons next election
On or before February 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.

Notes

Acts of Parliament