Parliament of the United Kingdom

Historical eventApril 291910

Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wealth.

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When
Friday, April 29 1910116 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1910s
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Russia, Greece and some other countries used the Julian calendar into the early 20th century, so local records may show a date up to 13 days earlier.

At a glance

Dates: From 1801.

Place: United Kingdom.

Type: parliament and bicameral legislature.

What happened

History This section needs more citations . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( September 2026 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) For histories of the parliaments preceding the UK Parliament, see Parliament of England , Parliament of Scotland , Parliament of Great Britain , and Parliament of Ireland . For a summary, see Parliament in the Making .

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom. It meets at the Palace of Westminster in London. It is bicameral, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, with the sovereign forming a third constitutional element. Acting together to legislate, these constitute the King-in-Parliament. Legislative authority has been devolved to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Parliament,

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April 29 1910 — 116 years ago, on a Friday.

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