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As said above, it started with the Magna Carta in 1215, when King John was forced to acquiesce to the nobility, and set up a council (the Magna Carta formalised this arrangement - since William the Conqueror there had been an informal council of local chiefs who would advise the King).

From there Parliament began to develop, slowly taking powers away from the monarch, and gaining more power for itself. The Commons began to meet separately from the Lords in 1341.

The supremacy of Parliament was pretty much confirmed by the Civil War, and when Charles II returned from exile, from then onwards every King and Queen was a constitutional monarch, restrained in their actions by Parliament.

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Its main roles are:

  • Examining and challenging the work of the government (scrutiny)
  • Debating and passing all laws (legislation)
  • Enabling the government to raise taxes
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