The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Over
Parliament at Sunset
Print of the Palace of Westminster, before it burnt down in 1834
Victoria Tower in London
Two of the incumbent speakers of the Parliament, Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle (left) and Lord Speaker The Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (right), March 2026
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The House of Common
Parliament of the United Kingdom
…bodies in the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories. While Parliament is bicameral, it has three parts: the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. The three parts acting together to legislate may be described as the King-in-Parliament. The Crown normally acts on the advice of the prime minister…
William Pitt the Younger addressing the Commons in The House of Commons, 1793–94 by Anton Hickel
The House of Commons in the early 19th century by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson
The old Chamber of the House of Commons built by Sir Charles Barry was destroyed by German bombs during the Second World War. The essential features of Barry's design were preserved when the chamber was rebuilt.
The modern chamber, which opened following post-war reconstruction in 1950