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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · 2d

How do pennies make Parliament run on time? 🪙

In "The Secret Life of Coins" hear the Royal Mint Museum chat to our clockmaker Andrew about small change ⬇️
www.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/podcast/101/

Clockmaker Andrew works on a small mechanism at a cluttered bench, surrounded by tools and clock faces in a dim workshop.

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · 5d

The restoration of the Elizabeth Tower by Purcell has been shortlisted in RIBA’s search for the UK’s best building.

The Stirling Prize people’s vote closes 5 October 👉 www.architecture.com/awards-and-c...

Elizabeth Tower lit by warm light at golden hour

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · 12d

From sunrise to sunset ⛅ 🌙

Discover and download more shots of Parliament at golden hour ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHBqjCsH1w

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · 14d

Only two months until UK Parliament Week 🕑

Access resources, play games, and download your free kit: www.ukparliamentweek.org/en/

Don't forget to tag #UKPW for a chance to be featured on our channels 📍

Attlee the Speaker's cat looking up, lying on UK Parliament Week bunting

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · 19d

Learn more about Bills currently passing through Parliament on our website ⬇️ bills.parliament.uk

Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament

Bills are proposals for new laws. If they pass every stage of scrutiny in the House of Commons and House of Lords, and receive Royal Assent they become Acts of Parliament, and Law.

bills.parliament.uk

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · 19d

Bills on planning and infrastructure and children's wellbeing were examined this week in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk. Today's key debate was the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · 19d

Earlier this week, @houseofcommons.parliament.uk considered Lords amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, and the Sentencing Bill passed its second reading.

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · 19d

Both Houses have now risen for recess, and will return on Monday 13 October. 🍂

A view of the Palace of Westminster at dusk from across the Thames

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House of Commons @houseofcommons.parliament.uk · 28d

🔴 Watch Prime Minister's Questions live.

This is when the PM or nominated minister answers questions from MPs from 12 midday every sitting Wednesday.

➡️ www.youtube.com/live/aJ-x3Qy...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer standing in the Commons Chamber with MPs sitting in the background.

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Sep 5

UK Parliament Week 2025 is less than three months away 🕒

Learn about this year's theme and download free resources on the #UKPW2025 website ➡️ www.ukparliamentweek.org/en/

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Sep 4

Thank you for visiting us Alice 👋

Visit Big Ben too: www.parliament.uk/visiting/vis...

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Sep 4

The winner will be announced on 16 October at the Roundhouse in London.

www.parliament.uk/business/new...

#StirlingPrize #RIBAawards

Elizabeth Tower makes history with RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist

Parliament’s Elizabeth Tower has been shortlisted for the prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize - the first time in the award’s history that a conservation project ha...

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Sep 4

This is the first time in the award’s history that a conservation project has been shortlisted.

Running from 2017-2022, the project safeguarded the architectural integrity of the building and ensured that Big Ben could continue to ‘bong’ for decades to come.

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Sep 4

how it started (2020) ➡️ how it’s going (2025)

We are excited to announce that the restoration of the Elizabeth Tower by Purcell has been shortlisted for the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize.

The Elizabeth Tower covered in scaffolding, blue sky in the background.

The restored Elizabeth Tower, sun streaming through the clouds in the background.

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House of Commons @houseofcommons.parliament.uk · Sep 3

🔴 Watch Prime Minister's Questions live.

This is when the PM or nominated minister answers questions from MPs from 12 midday every sitting Wednesday.

➡️ www.youtube.com/live/ELolIFA...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer standing in the House of Commons. With MPs sitting in the background.

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Sep 1

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at filming a very different kind of engineering: Victorian clockwork instead of modern motors.

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Sep 1

Formula E’s crew swapped the pit lane for the clock room when they filmed inside Elizabeth Tower for their London season finale broadcast. ⏱️ ⚡

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Aug 18

Explore this year's resources ➡️ www.ukparliamentweek.org/en/

Home | UK Parliament Week

www.ukparliamentweek.org

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Aug 18

UK Parliament Week 2025 is just around the corner 🎉

Sign up for free, unbox your kit, and learn how Parliament works step-by-step.

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Aug 16

Read more about the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII: www.parliament.uk/visiting/rem...

Remembering Parliament

Find out what Parliament is doing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

www.parliament.uk

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Aug 16

Yesterday evening the Palace of Westminster was lit in white to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day and the end of the Second World War. #VJ80

Photograph of the Elizabeth Tower lit in white to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. The sky around the Palace is pink, purple and blue, these colours are reflected in the water.

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Aug 16

For the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, the Elizabeth Tower was lit last night with scenes of gatherings across the Commonwealth in 1945 marking the end of the Second World War. #VJ80

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House of Lords @houseoflords.parliament.uk · Aug 15

Today is the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.

On this day in the Lords in 1945, the State Opening of Parliament took place. It was the first for several years to happen in the Lords chamber itself. Between 1941 and 1944, State Openings took place in the Robing Room, pictured here.

Following the bombing of the Commons chamber in May 1941, the House of Lords lent its chamber to MPs while the Lords sat in the Robing Room.

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Aug 15

As Big Ben strikes at 12 midday today, a national two-minute silence will begin to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. #VJDay80

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UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · Aug 14

Learn more and book a tour: tickets.parliament.uk/content/tick...

UK Parliament Tickets

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