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The British Parliament

The presentation for the 8 th form

Teacher: Lapina M.A .

The United Kingdom is a parliamentary monarchy. In the UK there is no president, the Queen is the head of the state.

The British Parliament consists of two Houses:

The House of Lords

The House of Commons

The members of the house of Lords are not elected by the population. Most people in the House of Lords are life peers .

Lord-chancellor presides over the House of Lords. He sits on the woolsack. It’s a part of a very old tradition which started in the 14 th century.

People who sit in the house of Commons are called Members of Parliament. In the House of Commons MPs work on bills, which later become new laws. There are about 650 MPs there.

The speaker is the person who presides over the House of Commons. Look at the floor! Can you see two red lines in front of the benches? They are here to remind MPs that they shouldn’t start a fight when they are speaking in a debate.

The symbol of the power which Parliament has won from the King is the Mace. It lies on the table when the House of Commons is debating. MPs have a lot of respect for it. It even has its own guard.

David Lloyd George was a British Liberal politician and statesman. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the years 1916–22 and was the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1926–31.

Margaret Thatcher , “The iron lady”, was one of the UK’s most powerful and competent Prime Ministers, from 1979 to 1990 .

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II. he served as Prime Minister twice (1940–45 and 1951–55).

David Cameron is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party .

Let’s walk through this beautiful arch. These statues of two Prime Ministers represent two British MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES – THE Conservative party and the labour party . One is david lloyd george , and the other – sir winston churchill .

The British MPs don’t vote by pushing a button, they vote with their feet. On the left there is the “aye” lobby for MPs who agree with a bill. On the right there is the “no” lobby for MPs who want to vote against the bill .

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