Today we began our adventures at parliament to meet with Lord Watson. One thing to keep in mind is that today was a big day! The Queen sent a summons to each member of parliament, which includes the Bishops, the Lords and the members of teh House of Commons. Once the summons is sent, all the members come to parliament and are sworn in. Lord Watson read the summons to us. Lord Watson has been a member of parliament for 11 years and calls himself a liberal democrat. Among other things he is the chairman of the English Speaking Union. Yesterday, he met with the President of Albania to work on bringing Albania into the EU. A couple of interesting things that he said was that Her Majesty has been an advisor to about 12 prime ministers Churchill, so it would be a good idea that the newly elected pay close attention to her advice. With the change in their government, there have been many discussions and controversies over traditional actions. Lord Waston proposed the question: "How do you do the new in the context of the old?"
After parliament some of us went to the Cabinet War Room. Others went on to explore some famous museums including the Vistoria & Albert Museum and the Natural History Museum.
Thanks for reading! Sandra K.
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