Account Quote by Betty Boothroyd

It is well settled in our Constitutional scheme that all Parliamentary Acts and mandates bind the executive. Any executive act, which violates any express…

— Prashant Bhushan

What is Parliament for if it is not to be a means to make ministers accountable for the services for which they are responsible.

— Michael Howard

On form of government, there should be checks and balances, and PM should be responsible to Parliament.

— Sushil Koirala

Parliaments are in all cases to declare what is good for the whole; but it is not the declaration of parliament that makes it…

— James Otis

Parliament must do a better job at holding the Government to account than it managed in the Article 50 debates.

— Clive Lewis

The parliament is the supreme decision-making and legislative body in any democracy. It reflects the collective desires of the citizens and makes laws.

— Ziauddin Sardar

In a parliamentary democracy, it is the job of parliament to decide the law, not the government.

— Angela Rayner

Parliament is more than procedure - it is the custodian of the nation's freedom.

— John Diefenbaker

“The executive possesses means of distracting Parliament from its proper function; it seduces members by the offer of places and pensions, by retaining them…

— J.G.A. Pocock

Over the centuries, the country has looked on as Parliament has faced historic decisions. Even in the most challenging of times, we have pulled…

— Andrea Leadsom

A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

— Walter Bagehot

“The doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty has become the doctrine of the executive in Parliament…”

— Shirley Williams