Where do laws come from? (part 1 of 2)

Where do laws come from? (part 1 of 2)

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Find out why we need laws and who creates them.

Part one of a two-part guide to lawmaking in the UK. For 11-18 year olds.

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How is a law made?
Eddie follows a bill's journey through Parliament on its way to becoming a new law. Part 2 of 2. 


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Article: House of Commons and the House of Lords
Read how the three parts of Parliament come together to make new laws.

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