The Conservative and Liberal Parties are the oldest parties. They were the only
parties elected to the House of Commons until the end of the 19
th
century.
The four branches of power in the UK are represented by:
• the Monarch (the royal power);
• the Parliament and its Houses (the legislative power);
• the Prime Minister and the Cabinet (the executive power);
• the Monarch, the Constitution and the High Court (the independent judicial
power).
The currency of the UK is the pound sterling or the British sterling, represented by
the symbol £. It is the third-largest currency after the U.S. dollar and the euro.
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