parliament

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In January, the Scottish Parliament passed the Natural Environment Bill which aims to halt and reverse the losses being experienced in our biodiversity.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

His allies have engineered a parliamentary by-election in June that they hope will let him re-enter Parliament and then run for Mr. Starmer’s job.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Swinney also told Today that the new Scottish Parliament is supportive of independence and he needed "to find a means of ensuring that the democratic wishes of the people of Scotland take effect."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

He used his first statement to the Welsh Parliament to press the case for more powers and funding for Wales' institutions, and set out his priorities including cutting waiting lists and tackling child poverty.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“They don’t seem to realize,” she whispered, “how powerful the Royal Fleet is. Once when the Royalists were trying to hold Bridge town, Barbados, Parliament sent a troopship and subdued them in no time.”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare