5.The Supreme Court of the uk.

The court room combines modern and old touches, for example custom-made benches, stained-glass windows and most notably the pop-art carpet – designed by the same man who designed the front cover of the Beatles Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Album (Sir Peter Blake). People either love it or hate it. Court room two is the most modern of the court rooms, here you won’t find any wooden panelling, instead it has clean white walls, high ceilings, big windows and a lot of glass – reflecting the importance of transparency in the judicial process.You can’t fail to notice the large, modern, glass emblem of the Supreme Court above the judges’ bench. The emblem was designed by Yvonne Holton and it uses traditional symbolism from the four nations of the UK and it’s three jurisdictions. Do you know what these symbols are? The English rose, the Welsh leek, the Scottish thistle and the Northern Irish flax.If a case is in progress, visitors can either sit inside the court room in the public gallery, or behind a large glass screen at the back, with the words “Justice cannot be for one side alone but must be for both” etched into it. Court room three is where the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sits. This is formed of the same justices as the Supreme Court and it hears appeals from 23 commonwealth countries and four independent republics.You will notice a number of small flags on the table which represent commonwealth countries and secondly, another jazzy carpet! The carpet has a large symbol in the middle, consisting of a belt surrounding a circle with the words “Honi soit qui mal y pense” with a crown above. The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal for both criminal and civil cases. However, it is unusual for criminal cases to be referred to the Supreme Court. This is because the Supreme Court will only hear cases where there is a wider public interest on an issue of the law. The Supreme Court will not re-examine the facts of the case.

6. Government of the uk. The Role of the Prime Minister.

As of July 2025, 58 people have been prime minister. This includes 55 men and 3 women. The first was Robert Walpole, who started on 3 April 1721. Walpole was also the longest-serving prime minister, serving over 20 years. The shortest-serving was Liz Truss, who was in office for only seven weeks. Keir Starmer became prime minister on 5 July 2024. He took over from Rishi Sunak after the 2024 general election.

7. Law-making process (how bills become laws).

8. The Annual State Opening of the British Parliament.

Westminster Palace and traditions in the Parliament