It is the seat of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons).

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And instead of defending our freedom, defending our values, when I was invited a few weeks ago to show "Fitna" in the House of Lords, they denied me entry to the United Kingdom.

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Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan said it was not up to the presiding officer, who she also sat in the House of Lords too and liked that connection to the rest of the United Kingdom.

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