London Politics Trip

Whistle stop tour of the London political scene

“Downing Street looked more ordinary than I expected from the front, but when we walked round the back to Horse Guards we got more of a sense of how big and impressive it is.” - India

Lower Sixth Form Politics pupils took in all the elements of our political system on a busy day in London. We started outside the Tower of London, home of the Crown Jewels, before crossing Tower Bridge to visit Norman Foster’s stunning new City Hall, seat of the London devolved government under Mayor Sadiq Khan and the Greater London Assembly.

After lunch at Borough Market we crossed to Westminster to tour the Supreme Court Building. Next we walked up Downing Street. Outgoing Prime Minister, Theresa May, was in Japan for the G20 but Larry the Downing Street cat and his Foreign Office rival, Palmerston, were both there to greet us. Finally, we enjoyed an access all areas tour of Parliament.

After a long, sunny day of exploring, we were pleased to get to supper, before the journey home.

“It was good to actually stand in the House of Commons Chamber – I was surprised as to how small it was.” - Tom “Not many people have visited the Supreme Court and I even got to try out the President’s Chair in one of the Courtrooms!” - Will

Mr Ben Fuller