<P> The Parliament of the United Kingdom , commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament , is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom , its Crown dependencies and overseas territories . It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK and its territories . Its head is the Sovereign of the United Kingdom ( currently Queen Elizabeth II ) and its seat is the Palace of Westminster in the City of Westminster , one of the central boroughs of the capital city , London . </P>
who is the head of parliament in uk
the Sovereign of the United Kingdom ( currently Queen Elizabeth II )