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BBC Parliament TV’s “Westminster in Review” examined the major events in the British parliament from the previous three months. Topics included the United Kingdom’s handling of the crisis in…

On Monday, June 22, 2009, Conservative Member of Parliament John Bercow was elected as the 157th speaker of the British House of Commons. This one-hour program includes speeches by Speaker J…

BBC coverage of the opening of Parliament was shown. Queen Elizabeth rode in an official state carriage to Westminster for the event as Parliament reassembled after the June 7th general elec…

Ms. Boothroyd, speaker of the House of Commons since 1992, delivered her farewell speech upon her retirement. Following her remarks members paid tribute to her service, and especially her wo…

Meeting in the General Assembly hall, parliamentary leaders talked about the future of the world’s democracies in the 21st century. They talked about poverty, globalization and other issues.…

From London, England, British Prime Minister Tony Blair (Labour) appeared in the House of Commons, as he does every Wednesday, to take question from members of his own Labour party as well a…

British House of Commons-Speaker, Betty Boothroyd, provides a tour of the House of Commons speaker’s residence. The house serves as a location for official dinners and other functions, while…

Speaker Betty Boothroyd, British House of Commons was featured in this profile. Video of the speaker in the House of Commons demonstrated the various duties carried out by her when the House…

Queen Elizabeth II opened the British Parliament in this annual ceremony at the House of Lords. She proceeded into the House of Lords and then send the Gentleman of the Black Rod to invite t…

The British House of Lords opened the House of Commons session for the election of a speaker. The members of Commons unanimously re-elected Speaker Betty Boothroyd for a second term. The Que…

Speaker of the British House of Commons Betty Boothroyd was shown campaigning in her constituency of West Bromwich West. As Speaker of the British House of Commons, she had no party affilia…

In the last question time before the dissolution of Parliament and the general election, members questioned the prime minister about the publication of an ethics report and other topics.

In the last week before the dissolution of parliament, members questioned the prime minister about the health care system and other topics. Prime Minister Major announced last week that a ge…

Members questioned Prime Minister John Major about nursery school vouchers, the business taxes and other topics.

Prime Minister Major took members' questions on various issues, especially recent government statistics on decreasing unemployment and rising interest rates and inflation, and British indepe…

Prime Minister John Major took members' questions on various issues, especially the government’s labor policy and tax policy. The prime minister unsuccessfully appealed a European Union dire…

Members questioned Prime Minister John Major about visas for Hong Kong residents and other topics.

In Prime Minister John Major’s absence, members questioned Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine about the drive for a single European currency and other topics.

Members of the Parliament questioned the Prime Minister about the defection of Conservatives to opposition parties, Tony Blair’s recent comments about a stakeholder economy, amongst other to…

Following introductory remarks by Lord MacKay, President Clinton addressed the gathered dignitaries and members of the British Parliament. The president spoke about the history of U.S.-Great…