british political life
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British Political Life
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The UKParliament
The Uk’s Parliament is the supreme legislative power of the United Kingdom.
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The Upper House
The Lower House803
Members650
Members
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The head of the parliament is The Crown
(In this case being the Queen Elisabeth II)
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Political parties of the
United Kingdom The conservative party:
The Conservative and Unionist Party is the main centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Their policies usually promote conservatism and British Unionism
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The Labour Party:
The Labour Party is the main centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. They are a social democratic party and have been one of the UK's two main political parties from the early 20th century, to the present day
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The Liberal Party
The Liberal Democrats are strong supporters of the European Union, as well as environmentalism and they are in favor of creating a new British House of Commons which is elected using proportional representation.
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The Government is led by the Prime Minister.
The Government
The government is dependent on Parliament to make primary legislation
A key principle of the British Constitution is that the government is responsible to Parliament.