Politics in the UK

In school today we have learned about how the British politics and how the system is built up. The people elect an MP(Member of Parliament) from their constituency. There are 646 constituencies in the United Kingdom and 646 members of Parliament. These are in the House of Commons and are elected in a general election. There must be a general election at least every five years, but the prime minister can ask the queen to dissolve parliament at any time. That meens he wants a new general election. The prime minister is the leader of the strongest party and his or her party is the government. The parliament “watches” the governement, make the laws and passes the budget.

There are also the House of Lords. The Lords are not elected, but given the title. You can become a lord if you are an expert in a field like: medicine, science, astronomy, education or something else. The House of Commons has much more power than the House of Lords. The picture on the top are the houses of parliament.