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https://www.europesays.com/1897380/ Pro-Palestinian protester climbs onto the UK parliament’s tower #GreatBritain #HouseOfCommons #HouseOfLords #London #UnitedKingdom
If anyone, anyone at all (?) was confused, the speaker has his nose well into the trough, a man who disregards parliamentary conventions (pretty much all they have In the place of rules) to suit whoever is in power.
Commons Speaker’s £180k bill for first-class flights and hotels. One trip to a luxury Cayman Islands resort by Lindsay Hoyle cost the taxpayer nearly £23,000
Alf Dubs is one of the few people with personal memory of those days. He came to #england on the #kindertransport from #czechoslovakia . He represented #battersea in the #houseofcommons in the 1980s. I worked with him politically a few times. A good man!
Hammerbeam roof
Westminster Hall
#parliament
#medieval #architecture #architecturephotography #london #westminster #westminsterhall #palaceofwestminster #government #houseofcommons #houseoflords #hammerbeamroof #ukparliament
#nikonownermagazine #nikonowner #nikonz8 #z8 #70200mm
#bnwphotography #bnw #monochrome
The first time this particular ploy was tried - as far as I know - was during the 1945 General Election campaign in the #uk . #winstonchurchill suggested that #Laɓour would introduce a #gestapo if elected. This backfired spectacularly after the #Laɓour leader #clementattlee responded in an exemplary manner. #Laɓour obtained its first ever majority in the #houseofcommons in that election.
Trudeau says Parliament is 'prorogued' until March. What does that mean?
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/trudeau-says-parliament-is-prorogued-until-march-what-does-that-mean-1.7166276
* 2024-Jan-06 P.M. Justin Trudeau announced Parliament prorogued until Mar 24
* procedural tool
* essent. halts work of Parliament wh. allowing gov. to remain in power
* during period of prorogation members of Parliament do not sit in House of Commons
* committee work is suspended
* outstanding bills not yet law are terminated
[Canada] Justin Trudeau resignation
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/justin-trudeau-resignation-here-s-what-he-said-in-ottawa-today-1.7166035
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Trudeau
* 2024-Jan-06 advised Gov. General Canada for new Parliamentary session
* will resign as party leader/prime minister after Liberal Party selects new leader
* House of Commons prorogued until Mar 24
Prorogation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prorogation
* interrupt. parliament/discontinuance of meetings for period of time
* w/o dissolution of parliament
