His Majesty received in audience the Rt. Hon. Andrew Burnham MP and requested him to form a new Administration. The Rt. Hon Andrew Burnham MP accepted The King’s offer and kissed hands upon his appointment as Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury.

  • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    133·
    10 days ago

    Years ago I did some work in London for Chinese TV. We were banned from showing the Houses of Parliament because the whole concept of a democratic legislature was “politically sensitive”.

    You are either mistaken or lying. You were not allowed to film the Houses of Parliament because the UK government does not permit commercial or non-commercial filming in or of the Houses of Parliament.

    The number of non-BBC productions granted permission to film an event at the Houses of Parliament since the invention of film recording can be counted on one hand. Under UK law, news and other productions are required to license footage from a UK government organization called UK Parliament TV, which is hosted at https://www.parliamentlive.tv/

    • ohulancutash@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      10 days ago

      That is for footage of parliamentary sessions. Permits are also required for filming on the property. But anyone can stand on the public street and film the building, for any purpose. To suggest otherwise is ridiculous.