THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT

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The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom.
It is headed by the Monarch, who is the official Head of State.
The parliament is situated in Westminster Palace in London and it has different functions such as pass low, provide the means of carrying on the work of government, scrutinise government policy and administration including proposals of expenditure and debate the major issues of the day.

The parliament is bicameral, with an upper house, the House of Lords, and a lower house, the House of Commons.
The House of Commons is formed of 659 elected Members of Parliament, they are elected by the people of the UK.
The House of Lords, instead, is formed of 92 hereditary peers, about 500 life peers, 27 Law Lords and 26 Lords Spiritual.