The British Parliament

1. a member of the British Parliament, the only female party leader in the UK at present 3. the colloquial word for supporters of the conservative party in the UK 5. a former Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who served from 1979 to 1990 7. a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007 9. the name of the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom 11. the collective decision-making body selected from the members of the British Parliament 13. the name of the Palace in London which serves as the meeting place of the two houses of the British Parliament 14. a political party that is trying to replace the political party in power 15. a centre-left democratic socialist party in the British Parliament 16. the person with the highest power in a country, the head of the British Parliament 17. the special chair in which the Queen (or King) sit when they read their speech to open a session of the Parliament

2. the surname of the first woman to sit in the House of Commons in the British Parliament 4. the leader of the Conservative Party at the beginning of the WWII 6. the person who controls the discussions in the British parliament 8. the city which the British Parliament is located in 10. a period of time during which the members of the British Parliament officially meet 12. the colloquial word for supporters of the conservative party in the UK